Question

George's container was partially full. Then he added 177 milliliters more liquid to the container. Now the container has a total of 266 milliliters of liquid. How much liquid was in the container before George added more?

Answer 1

Answer: 89

Explanation:

To find the amount of liquid George started with, subtract the number of mL Henry added 177 mL from the number of he has now, 266 mL.

266 mL - 177 mL = 89 mL

Answer 2

89 milliliters liquid was in the container before George added more .

Explanation:

Let us assume that the liquid was in the container before George added more be x .

As given

George's container was partially full.

Then he added 177 milliliters more liquid to the container.

Now the container has a total of 266 milliliters of liquid.

Than the equation becomes

liquid was in the container before George added more + liquid added = Total liquid in the container

Putting all the values in the above

x + 177 = 266

x = 266 - 177

x = 89 milliliters

Therefore 89 milliliters liquid was in the container before George added more .