Question

Meiling had 1 1/4 liters of juice. She drinks 1/3 of the liter.How much juice dose she have left?

Answer 1

Meiling had 1 1/4 liters of juice

Total amount of juice = 1 1/4

Express mixed fraction into standard fraction:

`\begin{gathered} 1(1)/(4)=(1*4+1)/(4) \\ 1(1)/(4)=(5)/(4) \end{gathered}`

So, Total amount of Juice = 5/4

She drinks 1/3 of the liter i.e.

`(1)/(3)*(5)/(4)=(5)/(12)`

She drank = 5/12 liter.

So, the amount of juice left : 5/4 - 5/12

`\begin{gathered} (5)/(4)-(5)/(12)=(15-5)/(12) \\ (5)/(4)-(5)/(12)=(10)/(12) \\ (5)/(4)-(5)/(12)=(5)/(6) \end{gathered}`

The amount of juice left = 5/6