Question

Cavin drank 3/4 of a liter of orange juice from a container, which was 3/8 of the orange juice that was originally in the container. How much orange juice was originally in the container?

Answer 1

Answer:

2 liters

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

x ----> amount of the orange juice originally in the container in liters

we know that

The amount of the orange juice originally in the container multiplied by 3/8 must be equal to 3/4 of a liter of orange juice

so

The linear equation that represent this situation is

$\frac{3}{8}x=\frac{3}{4}$

solve for x

$x=24/12=2\ L$