A container contained 3.5 ℓ more water than a watering can. After some water was poured from the container to the watering can, both the container and the watering can had 5 ℓ of water each. How much water was there in the watering can at first?
|
Container |
Watering Can |
Total |
Before |
1 u + 3.5 |
1 u |
10 |
Change |
- ? |
+ ? |
|
After |
5 |
5 |
10 |
Volume of water in the watering can = 1 u
Volume of water in the container = 1 u + 3.5
Total volume of water
= 1 u + 1 u + 3.5
= 2 u + 3.5
Total volume of water
= 2 x 5
= 10 ℓ
When water is poured from the container to the watering can, the total volume remains unchanged.
2 u + 3.5 = 10
2 u = 10 - 3.5
2 u = 6.5
1 u = 6.5 ÷ 2 = 3.25
Volume of water in the watering can at first = 3.25 ℓ
Answer(s): 3.25 ℓ