Question

Rosanne makes 1 1/2 liters of strawberry lemonade. She pours 1/4 of a liter of lemonade into a thermos to take to the park. Her brother drinks 2/5 of the remaining lemonade. How much lemonade does rosanne’s brother drink?

Answer 1

1/2 liters

Step-by-step explanation: Rosanne makes 1 1/2 liters of strawberry lemonade

She pours 1/4 of the lemonade into a thermos

The quantity left is

= 1 1/2 - 1/4

= 3/2 - 1/4

= 5/4

Her brother drinks 2/5 of the remaining lemonade

Therefore the quantity of lemonade that Rosanne brother drinks can be calculated as follows

= 2/5 × 5/4

=1/2

Answer 2

1/2 liters

Explanation:

Rosanne makes 1 1/2 liters of strawberry lemonade

She pours 1/4 of the lemonade into a thermos

The quantity left is

= 1 1/2 - 1/4

= 3/2 - 1/4

= 5/4

Her brother drinks 2/5 of the remaining lemonade

Therefore the quantity of lemonade that Rosanne brother drinks can be calculated as follows

= 2/5 × 5/4

=1/2

Hence the quantity of lemonade that Rosanne brother drinks is 1/2 liters