Question

During the first part of a hike, Andre drank 1.5 liters of the water he brought. If this is 50% of the water he brought, how much water did he bring? Group of answer choices

Answer 1

The total amount of water Andre brought for the hike was, 3.0 liters.

Explanation:

Let the total amount of water Andre brought for the hike be denoted by, x.

It is provided that he drank 1.5 liters of the water during the first part of the hike.

Also, this 1.5 liters of the water is 50% of the water he brought, i.e.

`1.5\ \text{lt}=50\%\ \text{of}\ x`

Compute the value of x as follows:

`1.5\ \text{lt}=50\%\ \text{of}\ x`

`x=(1.5)/(50\%)`

`=(1.5)/(50)* 100\\\\=1.5* 2\\\\=3.0`

The total amount of water Andre brought for the hike was, 3.0 liters.