Question

Louie made 8.1 liters of fruit punch using only grape juice and carbonated water. He used 4.2 liters of grape juice. The equation 4.2+c= 8.1 can be used to represent this situation, where c is the number of liters of carbonated water used. How many liters of carbonated water did Louie use?

a.)3.9 liters
b.)4.1 liters
c.)12.3 liters
d.)16.5 liters

Answer 1

A. 3.9 liters

Explanation:

Just solve using inverse ops

Answer 2

4.2 +c = 8.1
c = 8.1 -4.2 = 3.9 . . . . subtract 4.2 from both sides

a.) 3.9 liters . . . . . is the appropriate choice