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

Question

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

studygurl14 · Answer

If a bottle of milk and water contains 20% milk, what percentage of the liquid is water? (remember that 100% represents everything in the bottle)