Will brought a 144-ounce cooler filled with water to soccer practice. He used 16 ounces from the cooler to fill his water bottle. He then took out 16 plastic cups for his teammates and put the same amount of water in each cup.

Find and graph the number of ounces of water, [tex]x[/tex], that Will could have put in each cup.

Sure! Let's solve the problem step-by-step:

1. Start with the Total Water:
Will initially has a 144-ounce cooler filled with water.

2. Water Used for the Bottle:
Will uses 16 ounces from the cooler to fill his water bottle. To find out how much water is left, subtract the 16 ounces used from the total:
[tex]\[
144 - 16 = 128 \text{ ounces of water remaining}
\][/tex]

3. Divide the Remaining Water Among the Cups:
Will takes out 16 plastic cups for his teammates. He needs to divide the remaining 128 ounces equally among these 16 cups.

4. Calculate the Ounces per Cup:
To find out how many ounces of water go into each cup, divide the remaining water by the number of cups:
[tex]\[
\frac{128}{16} = 8 \text{ ounces per cup}
\][/tex]

5. Graph the Solution:
We need to graph this on a number line. Each cup receives 8 ounces of water. You can represent this by marking a point at 8 on a number line.

So, Will could put 8 ounces of water in each cup.