Question

Sam filled 4 large bottles and 6 small bottles with 6.8 litres of orange juice . Each large bottle could hold 0.5 litres more than each small bottle. How much orange juice can a small bottle hold?

Answer 1

0.48 litres

Explanation:

let the large bottles be x and small bottles be y

4x + 6y = 6.8

x = 0.5 + y

so substituting x in equation 1:

4(0.5 + y) + 6y = 6.8

2 + 4y + 6y = 6.8

10y = 4.8

y = 0.48