Question

A jar contains 0.25 liter of apple juice and 0.30 liter of grape juice. Melissa poured 0.75 liter of pineapple juice into the jar. She then drank 0.20 liter of the mixture.

Part A: Write an expression to represent the total amount of juice left in the jar.

Part B: Simplify the expression and identify which property is used in each step.

Answer 1

A)
Let x=total amt of juice left in the jar
(liters of juice originally) - (liters Melissa drank) = x
So you can refer to the question and apply

Once you get that, combine like terms and you'll get B

Answer 2

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