Question

Okay. PLEASE HELP ME, AND PLEASE DO IT RIGHT!

Celine has a bottle that contains 20% of milk and the rest water. The bottle has 1 liter of water. Write an equation in one variable that can be used to find the total number of liters of milk and water in the bottle. Define the variable used in the equation.

Don't solve the equation, already know how. I need to know WHAT EQUATION TO MAKE. I've been on this question for a little less than two hours now, now joke. PLEASE HELP ME!

Answer 1

I've asked my parents, my friends, my siblings, many people on this website, BUT I AM STILL CONFUSED.

Answer 2

I am also making myself sound stupid, for I am in Algebra 1 Honors, and I cannot solve this for the life of me.

Answer 3

D;

Answer 4

Um, I found this thread with the same problem as yours

Answer 5

http://openstudy.com/study#/updates/5254f945e4b037f05886c89c

the person did pretty well explaining it

Answer 6

Thank you! I owe you so much! I feel humiliated right now...

Answer 7

No you're not stupid! Don't say that. :) It'll get better with more practice. I had a hard time with these problems too.

Answer 8

Thank you. Have a nice evening! And goodbye!

Answer 9

bye :) enjoy