Solution:
Given that,
Stan drinks 3/4 of a 8 ounce glass of water in 1/2 of an hour
Which means,
[tex]\frac{3}{4}\ of\ 8\ ounce = \frac{1}{2}\ hour[/tex]
[tex]\frac{3}{4} \times 8 = 0.5\ hour\\[/tex]
Therefore,
6 ounces is drank in 0.5 hour
We have to find the water he drinks in an hour
Let "x" be the water he drinks in 1 hour
Thus we get,
6 ounce = 0.5 hour
x ounces = 1 hour
This forms a proportion and we can solve the sum by cross multiplying
[tex]6 \times 1 = 0.5 \times x\\\\0.5x = 6\\\\x = \frac{6}{0.5}\\\\x = 12[/tex]
Thus, he drinks 12 ounces of water in 1 hour
