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Mariana tried to drink a slushy as fast as she could. She drank the slushy at a rate of 4.5 millimeters per second. After 17 seconds, 148.5 milliliters of slushy remained. how much slushy was originally in the cup?

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Answer:

There was 225 milliliters of slushy originally.

It took Her 50 seconds to drink it.

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Answer: There is 225 millimeters of slushy originally in the cup.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we have given that

Rate at which she drink the slushy = 4.5 millimeters

Time taken to drink the slushy by Mariana = 17 seconds

Total quantity she drank is given by


4.5* 17=76.5\ millimeters

Still there is left some slushy,

Quantity of slushy left =148.5 millimeters

Total quantity of slushy originally in the cup was given by


148.5+76.5=225\ millimeters

Hence, there is 225 millimeters of slushy originally in the cup.


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