Question

Bottles of lemonade usually contain 500ml. A bottle with a special offer states 20% extra free. Work out the amount of lemonade in bottle with the special offer.

Answer 1

Given that,

Bottles of lemonade usually contain 500 ml.

A bottle with a special offer states 20% extra free.

To find,

The amount of lemonade in bottle with the special offer.

Solution,

Total quantity in the bottles = 500 mL

With 20% of special offer, we can find it as follows :

`x=500+500\ \text{of}\ 20\%\\\\=500+500* (20)/(100)\\\\=500+100\\\\=600\ mL`

So, with special offer, the total amount is 600 mL is in bottle.