Question

The capacity of Jose vase is 2,419 milliliters of water he poured 1 liter 299 milliliters of water into the empty vase then he ,added 398 milliliters.how much more water will the vase hold ?

Answer 1

Given:

Capacity of Jose vase = 2419 milliliters = 2.419 L
First pour = V1 = 1299 milliliters = 1.299 L
Second pour = V2 = 398 milliters = 0.398 L

Required: V3

Solution:

Our working formula is,

V1 + V2 +V3 = 2.419

Substituting the given, we get

1.299 + 0.398 + V3 = 2.419

Solving for V3,

ANSWER: V3 = 0.722 L or 722 milliliters