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Gavin drank 3/4 of a liter of orange juice from a container, which was 3/8 of the orange juice that was originally in the container. How much orange juice was originally in the container?

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X= amount of orange juice in the beginning
3/4=(3/8)X
.75=.375X
.75/.375=X
X=2
there were 2 liters in the beginning
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