Question

Joan spilled 750ml of fruit punch while pouring into cups from a bucket which held 3.75 litres of punch. Calculate what % of punch was spilled

Answer 1

Percentage of punch spilled = 20%

Explanation:

1 liter = 1000 ml

750 ml = 750/1000

= 0.75 liter

Quantity of fruit punch spilled = 0.75 liter

Total volume of fruit punch in the bucket = 3.75 liters

Calculate what % of punch was spilled

Percentage of punch spilled = quantity of punch spilled / Total quantity of punch × 100

= 0.75 liter / 3.75 liters × 100

= 0.2 × 100

= 20%

Percentage of punch spilled = 20%