Ella poured 702 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 146 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 = 146 mℓ
Total volume of fruit punch
= 3 u + 1 u + 146
= 4 u + 146
4 u + 146 = 702
4 u = 702 - 146
4 u = 556
1 u = 556 ÷ 4 = 139
Volume of fruit punch the cup contained
= 1 u
= 139 mℓ
(b)
Amount of fruit punch that the bottle contained more than the mug
= 3 u - 146
= (3 x 139) - 146
= 417 - 146
= 271 mℓ
Answer(s): (a) 139 mℓ; (b) 271 mℓ
