The amount of water in a bottle is reduced by 85% to 120 ml. How much water was originally in the bottle?

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Dmitri Borohhov · Answer 1 · 2017-11-20T07:57:05+0000

At first it was 100%. When it was reduced by 85%, it became 25%. The 25% represents 120 ml. So 100% would be (120/25) × 100 = 480 ml.