Question

I ate 8/15 of the total amount of soup, then 140 ml of it remained in the bowl. how many milliliters of soup were there in the bowl originally?

Answer 1

Let t=original amount of soup

8/15 of t is 140
“Of” means multiply, “is” means equal to
Therefore
8/15t=140
t=140*15/8
t=262.5

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