Question

The total capacity of 6 pitchers and 12 glasses is 21 liters. The capacity of a pitcher is 5 times that of a glass. Find the capacity of each glass. Give you answer in liters.

Answer 1

First you must set up an equation. Since there are 6 pitchers and 12 glasses you put. 6p + 12g = 21. Then they give you what p is (5g) and you plug that in and solve for g.

6(5g) + 12g = 21
30g + 12 g = 21
42 g = 21

Divide 42 on both sides to isolate the variable g. You get g = 0.5

The answer is that the capacity of each glass is 0.5 liters.