Science/Math Queston

Question

Mrs. Deluca has a large container of water for a science experiment. When she pours the water into 6 ounce beakers, she has 3 ounces of water left over. When she pours the water into 8 ounce beakers, she has 1 ounce of water left over. What is the smallest amount of water that Mrs. Deluca can have if she has more than 10 ounces of water?

Answer 1

X is the number of ounces of water

15 divided by 6 = 2 remainder 3 but 15 divided by 8 = 1 remainder 7

21 divided by 6 = 3 remainder 3 but 21 divided by 8 = 2 remainder 5

27 divided by 6 = 4 remainder 3 but 27 divided by 8 = 3 remainder 3

33 divided by 6 = 5 remainder 3 AND 33 divided by 8 = 4 remainder 1

33 ounces