A container of cooking wine is
710 full. When
23 of the cooking wine is poured out, there is 140 mℓ of cooking wine in the container. Find the capacity of the container in mℓ.
Fraction of the cooking wine left
= 1 -
23 =
13 Fraction of the container with the remaining cooking wine
=
710 x
13 =
730 7 u = 140
1 u = 140 ÷ 7 = 20
Capacity of the container
= 30 u
= 30 x 20
= 600 mℓ
Answer(s): 600 mℓ