Question

a chemist equally distributes 0.5 liters of a solution among 10 beakers. how much solution is in each beaker?
a 20 l
b 10.5 l
c 0.05 l
d 9.5 l

Explanation:

Step1: Divide the total volume by the number of beakers

To find the volume in each beaker, we use the formula: Volume per beaker = Total volume / Number of beakers.
Here, the total volume is \(0.5\) liters and the number of beakers is \(10\). So, we calculate \(\frac{0.5}{10}\).

Step2: Perform the division

When we divide \(0.5\) by \(10\), we can think of it as moving the decimal point one place to the left (since dividing by \(10\) has this effect on a decimal number). So, \(0.5\div10 = 0.05\).

Answer:

C. \(0.05\) L