A jar contains 0.75 liter of blackberry juice and 0.60 liter of blueberry juice. Patrick poured 0.25 liter of guava juice into the jar. He 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.

Question

A jar contains 0.75 liter of blackberry juice and 0.60 liter of blueberry juice. Patrick poured 0.25 liter of guava juice into the jar. He 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.

SmokeyBrown · Answer

The total amount of juice in the jar after Patrick takes a drink would be (0.75 + 0.60 + 0.25 - 0.20) Liters; there are 0.75+0.60 Liters, then he adds 0.25 Liters, then he removes 0.20 Liters by drinking