Roshel poured 601 mℓ of fruit punch into a bottle, a glass and a cup. The bottle contained 3 times as much fruit punch as the glass. The cup contained 153 mℓ of fruit punch.
- How much fruit punch did the glass contain?
- How much more fruit punch did the bottle contain than the cup?
(a)
Volume of fruit punch that a bottle contained = 3 u
Volume of fruit punch that a glass contained = 1 u
Volume of fruit punch that a cup contained = 153 mℓ
Total volume of fruit punch
= 3 u + 1 u + 153
= 4 u + 153
4 u + 153 = 601
4 u = 601 - 153
4 u = 448
1 u = 448 ÷ 4 = 112
Volume of fruit punch the glass contained
= 1 u
= 112 mℓ
(b)
Amount of fruit punch that the bottle contained more than the cup
= 3 u - 153
= (3 x 112) - 153
= 336 - 153
= 183 mℓ
Answer(s): (a) 112 mℓ; (b) 183 mℓ
