Question

Wes mixed different juices to make fruit punch. He filled one-half of the punch bowl with orange juice. Then he filled half of the remaining space with grape juice. Finally, he filled the rest of the punch bowl with 300\text{ mL}300 mL300, start text, space, m, L, end text of cherry juice.

Answer 1

1.2Litres

Question:

Wes mixed different juices to make fruit punch. He filled one-half of the punch bowl with orange juice. Then he filled half of the remaining space with grape juice. Finally, he filled the rest of the punch bowl with 300 mL300\text{ mL}300 mL300, space, m, L of cherry juice. How many liters of fruit punch did Wes make?

Explanation:

Let the total punch bowl be = P

Portion of Orange juice = ½ of total punch bowl

= ½ × P = P/2

Portion of grape = ½ of the remaining space

Remaining space = P - P/2 = P/2

Portion of grape = ½ × P/2 = P/4

The rest of the punch bowl is for cherry = 300mL

P/2 - P/4 = 300

(2P - P)/4 = 300

P/4 = 300

P = 300×4

P = 1200mL

1mL = 10^(-3)L

P = 1.2 ×10³ × 10^(-3)L

P = 1.2L

Wes made 1.2liters of fruit punch.