Question

Cavin 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?

Answer 1

2 liters

Explanation:

Let

x ----> amount of the orange juice originally in the container in liters

we know that

The amount of the orange juice originally in the container multiplied by 3/8 must be equal to 3/4 of a liter of orange juice

so

The linear equation that represent this situation is

`(3)/(8)x=(3)/(4)`

solve for x

`x=24/12=2\ L`