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)

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

mathmale · Answer

Let x represent the total number of liters of liquid in the bottle.  Note that this is more than 1 liter.

How would y ou express the amount of milk in the bottle in terms of x?
...the amount of water, in terms of x?