Rachel poured 976 mℓ of fruit punch into a bottle, a cup and a mug. The bottle contained 3 times as much fruit punch as the cup. The mug contained 100 mℓ of fruit punch.
- How much fruit punch did the cup contain?
- How much more fruit punch did the bottle contain than the mug?
(a)
Volume of fruit punch that a bottle contained = 3 u
Volume of fruit punch that a cup contained = 1 u
Volume of fruit punch that a mug contained = 100 mℓ
Total volume of fruit punch
= 3 u + 1 u + 100
= 4 u + 100
4 u + 100 = 976
4 u = 976 - 100
4 u = 876
1 u = 876 ÷ 4 = 219
Volume of fruit punch the cup contained
= 1 u
= 219 mℓ
(b)
Amount of fruit punch that the bottle contained more than the mug
= 3 u - 100
= (3 x 219) - 100
= 657 - 100
= 557 mℓ
Answer(s): (a) 219 mℓ; (b) 557 mℓ
