A container of sauce is
12 full. When
27 of the sauce is poured out, there is 80 mℓ of sauce in the container. Find the capacity of the container in mℓ.
Fraction of the sauce left
= 1 -
27 =
57 Fraction of the container with the remaining sauce
=
12 x
57 =
514 5 u = 80
1 u = 80 ÷ 5 = 16
Capacity of the container
= 14 u
= 14 x 16
= 224 mℓ
Answer(s): 224 mℓ