Question

can someone explain me how to do this??

Celine has a bottle that contains 20% of milk 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 milk and water in the bottle. Define the variable used in the equation. (5 points)

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

Answer 1

@SolomonZelman ?

Answer 2

@Koikkara @KlOwNlOvE @hba @ObeySoph▲

Answer 3

well what do you know about how many liters of milk is in it

Answer 4

20%

Answer 5

alright so we are going to set up proportions do you know about those?

Answer 6

isn't it like this/this=this/this??? just a rough example im not so sure

Answer 7

sorry internet is cutting in and out but yes

Answer 8

so percentage/liter is how we will set up

Answer 9

\[\frac{ 20 }{ 1 } \frac{ 80 }{ x }\]

Answer 10

but it says equation and not proportion

Answer 11

do you understand where i got the 80 from?

Answer 12

a proportion is a way to set up equations

Answer 13

no I don't get where the 80 is coming from

Answer 14

alright in a bottle theres 100% liquid 20% is milk so 80% is water

Answer 15

oh yeah that makes sense

Answer 16

ok can you cross multiply that?

Answer 17

80*1= 20*x=

Answer 18

4

Answer 19

yes x=4

Answer 20

and that would be a proportion equation

Answer 21

but that doesn't really make sense to what I have read about this specific question. hold up ill send you the link of how others explained it. I don't get how they explain it though

Answer 22

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

Answer 23

oh yes theyre explaining the amount of milk in the liter i gave percentage for water

Answer 24

im not sure then not understanding how they explained

Answer 25

oh ok but thank you for trying

Answer 26

do you know someone who could help me??

Answer 27

if you ask ganeshi they might help im not seeing them online tho

Answer 28

oh ok ill just tag them and hope they'll reply

Answer 29

@ganeshi

Answer 30

@jim_thompson5910

Answer 31

?????

Answer 32

@Whitemonsterbunny17

Answer 33

Heelp???

Answer 34

@uri @Olaelyamany @LazyBoy @superhelp101

Answer 35

well, seems to me the amount of water in the bottle is given
"The bottle has 1 liter of water."

Answer 36

yeah I know that the whole question though confuses me. idk why

Answer 37

keep in mind that Celine has a bottle, 20% of that is milk, the rest, 80%, is water

the bottle has a total of 1liter of water, meaning that 80% of the bottle is 1liter
because 80% of the bottle, the rest, is water

Answer 38

ok but idk how I would set up the equation. it is a little confusing. usually im good at that but this is just idk how to say it without being mean about it c; lol

Answer 39

ok... so we know that 20% is milk and that 80% is water, and that 80% is 1liter
so \(\large \begin{array}{ccllll}
liters&\%
\\\hline\\
1&80\\
x&20
\end{array} \bf \implies \cfrac{1}{x}=\cfrac{80}{20}\)

Answer 40

and if you solve for "x", that'd be how much the 20% is in liters

Answer 41

ok thank you so much

Answer 42

yw

Answer 43

right idea but set it up wrong sorry >.<

Answer 44

its alright