Answer :
Final answer:
The patient was supposed to drink 25 ounces but only drank 15 ounces of water. By subtracting the amount consumed from the total required, we find that 10 ounces of water remained unconsumed.
Explanation:
If a patient was instructed to drink 25 ounces of water within 2 hours but was only able to drink 15 ounces, we need to calculate the amount of water that has not been consumed. This is a simple subtraction problem where you subtract the amount of water consumed from the total amount that was supposed to be consumed.
Step by Step Calculation:
- Start with the total amount of water the patient was supposed to drink: 25 ounces.
- Subtract the amount of water the patient actually drank: 15 ounces.
- The difference will give us the portion of the water that remained: 25 ounces - 15 ounces = 10 ounces.
Therefore, the portion of water that remained is 10 ounces, which corresponds to answer choice (a).
