A container of cooking wine is
23 full. When
17 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 -
17 =
67 Fraction of the container with the remaining cooking wine
=
23 x
67 =
47 4 u = 140
1 u = 140 ÷ 4 = 35
Capacity of the container
= 7 u
= 7 x 35
= 245 mℓ
Answer(s): 245 mℓ