Question

student-facing task prompt (6th grade) on the first half of his hike, andre drank 1.5 liters of the water he brought. 1. if this is 50% of the water andre brought, how much water did he bring? 2. if he drank 80% of the water during his entire hike, how much did he drink in total?

Answer 1

Andre brought 3 liters of water and drank approximately 1.875 liters of water in total.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how much water Andre brought, we can use the information given that he drank 1.5 liters of water which is 50% of what he brought. Let's represent the amount of water he brought as 'x'. We can set up the equation:

1.5 liters = 0.5x

To solve for x, we can divide both sides of the equation by 0.5:

x = 1.5 liters / 0.5

x = 3 liters

Therefore, Andre brought 3 liters of water.

To find out how much water Andre drank in total, we can use the information given that he drank 80% of the water. Let's represent the total amount of water he brought as 'y'. We can set up the equation:

80% of y = 1.5 liters

To solve for y, we can divide both sides of the equation by 0.8:

y = 1.5 liters / 0.8

y ≈ 1.875 liters

Therefore, Andre drank approximately 1.875 liters of water in total.