Problema Solution
Alex made 4564 milliliters of OJ. she mixed water an orange syrup to make the OJ. The amount of water was 6 times the amount of syrup. How much more water than syrup?
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let
w = the amount of water
s = the amount of syrup
the amount of water was 6 times the amount of syrup
w = 6s
Alex made 4564 milliliters of OJ
w + s = 4564
by solving the system of equations
w = 6s
w + s = 4564
we find
s = 652 ml
w = 3,912 ml
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3,912 - 652 = 3,260 ml
Alex used 3,260 ml more water than syrup.