Pail H and Pail J had some cooking wine in the ratio 7 : 4. After 20 litres of cooking wine was transferred from Pail H to Pail J, the volume of cooking wine in Pail J became 2 times as much as in Pail H. How much cooking wine were there in the two pails in all?
| |
Pail H |
Pail J |
Total |
Before |
7x3 =
21 u |
4x3 =
12 u |
11x3 =
33 u |
| Change |
- 20 |
+ 20 |
|
After |
1x11 =
11 u |
2x11 =
22 u |
3x11 =
33 u |
The total volume of cooking wine in the pails remained unchanged. Make the total volume at first and in the end the same. LCM of 3 and 11 is 33.
Amount of cooking wine transferred from Pail H to Pail J
= 21 u - 11 u
= 10 u
10 u = 20
1 u = 20 ÷ 10 = 2
Total volume of cooking wine in two pails
= 33 u
= 33 x 2
= 66 ℓ
Answer(s): 66 ℓ
