Question

If 1/4 cup of water fills 2/3 of a plastic container, how many cups of water would the full container hold

Answer 1

If 1/4 of a cup fills 2/3 we need to find out how much cups 1/3 would fill to do so we multiply 1/4 by 2/3 and we get 2/12 or 1/6 so it can hold 1/4+1/6 cups of water