Question

Suki wants to pour 25 milliliters

of water, 35 milliliters of oil,
and 45 milliliters of syrup into
the same beaker for a science
experiment. The beaker holds up to 100 milliliters. Will the beaker hold all three liquids? Explain why or why not.

Answer 1

No, the beaker will not hold all three liquids. The total volume of the liquids that Suki wants to pour into the beaker is 25 milliliters of water + 35 milliliters of oil + 45 milliliters of syrup = 105 milliliters. This is greater than the 100 milliliters capacity of the beaker.

Therefore, the beaker will not be able to hold all three liquids, and Suki will need to adjust the amount of one or more of the liquids in order for them to fit into the beaker.