Question

Three bowls and four mugs can hold a total of 2.52 litres of water. Each bowl can hold
70 ml more than a mug. How much water can a mug hold? Give your answer in litres.
​(with full working)

Answer 1

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Answer:

  0.33 litres

Step-by-step explanation:

If a mug can hold a volume of m litres, then a bowl can hold a volume of m+0.07 litres. The total volume held by the given containers is ...

  3(m +0.07) +4m = 2.52

  7m +0.21 = 2.52 . . . . . . . . simplify

  7m = 2.31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . subtract 0.21

  m = 0.33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . divide by 7

Each mug can hold 0.33 litres.