Beth added 3 ounces of milk to fill her 8 ounce glass. Beth wants to know how many ounces were originally in her glass. Which of the following is a verbal model of this problem?

total milk in Beth's glass milk originally in Beth's glass milk added to Beth's glass

milk added to Beth's glass milk originally in Beth's glass total milk in Beth's glass

milk originally in Beth's glass milk added to Beth's glass total milk in Beth's glass

milk added to Beth's glass total milk in Beth's glass milk originally in Beth's glass

Question

Beth added 3 ounces of milk to fill her 8 ounce glass. Beth wants to know how many ounces were originally in her glass. Which of the following is a verbal model of this problem?

 total milk in Beth's glass  milk originally in Beth's glass  milk added to Beth's glass

 milk added to Beth's glass  milk originally in Beth's glass  total milk in Beth's glass

 milk originally in Beth's glass  milk added to Beth's glass  total milk in Beth's glass

 milk added to Beth's glass  total milk in Beth's glass  milk originally in Beth's glass

espex · Answer

Read what these sentences are saying and think about what had to happen to make your problem statement true.

anonymous · Answer

But I don't understand.

espex · Answer

What exactly do you not understand?

espex · Answer

How would you describe the process of filling Beth's glass, based on what your problem gives you.