Question

Harry has a jar that contains 75% of apple juice and the rest water. The bottle has 1 liter of water.

Part A: Write an equation in one variable that can be used to find the total number of liters of apple juice and water in the jar. Define the variable used in the equation. (5 points)

Part B: How many liters of apple juice are present in the jar? Show your work. (5 points)

Answer 1

Part A: If x is the amount of water, the total # of liters is x+(3/4)x liters.

Part B: Because there is 1 liter of water, there will be 3/4 liter of apple juice because 3/4 is 75% of 1.

Answer 2

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