Mariana tried to drink a slushy as fast as she could. She drank the slushy at a rate of 4.5 milliliters per second. After 17 sec

Question

2 years ago

11

onds, 148.5 milliliters of slushy remained.
How much slushy was originally in the cup?

1 answer:

Allisa [31] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-20T22:32:10+03:00

9514 1404 393

Answer:

225 mL

Step-by-step explanation:

The amount Mariana drank was ...

(4.5 mL/s)×(17 s) = 76.5 mL

The original quantity is that amount added to the amount remaining:

original amount = amount drunk + amount remaining

= 76.5 mL +148.5 mL

original amount = 225 mL