A container of cooking wine is
57 full. When
14 of the cooking wine is poured out, there is 150 mℓ of cooking wine in the container. Find the capacity of the container in mℓ.
Fraction of the cooking wine left
= 1 -
14 =
34 Fraction of the container with the remaining cooking wine
=
57 x
34 =
1528 15 u = 150
1 u = 150 ÷ 15 = 10
Capacity of the container
= 28 u
= 28 x 10
= 280 mℓ
Answer(s): 280 mℓ