Sam had a full 1 L bottle of olive oil. He poured 0.25 L of the olive oil into a container to make salad dressing. He also poured an unknown amount x onto a plate as a bread dip. There was 0.6 L of olive oil remaining in the bottle.

Which equation can be used to solve for x?

A.
1 + 0.25 – x = 0.6

B.
1 + 0.25 + x = 0.6

C.
1 – 0.25 – x = 0.6

D.
1 – 0.25 + x = 0.6

Question

Sam had a full 1 L bottle of olive oil. He poured 0.25 L of the olive oil into a container to make salad dressing. He also poured an unknown amount x onto a plate as a bread dip. There was 0.6 L of olive oil remaining in the bottle.
 
Which equation can be used to solve for x?
 
 A.
1 + 0.25 – x = 0.6
 
 B.
1 + 0.25 + x = 0.6
 
 C.
1 – 0.25 – x = 0.6
 
 D.
1 – 0.25 + x = 0.6

anonymous · Answer

need some help?

anonymous · Answer

Yes can you please lead me through this and not give me the answer

anonymous · Answer

okay so what do we know from the problem?

anonymous · Answer

@kdenice123

anonymous · Answer

umm... we have a full l of olive oil and poured 0.25l of it into a container

anonymous · Answer

okay so how would that look in an equation?

anonymous · Answer

1.00 - 0.25? I dont know how much a liter would be

anonymous · Answer

would it be C.? @atreyu6s3x6

anonymous · Answer

that's correct :) good job! do you know why?

anonymous · Answer

Umm, why?

anonymous · Answer

because he then pours an "x" amount out of the bottle, leaving us with only 0.6 L in the bottle