document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1101981>Question 1101981</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A science teacher needs 95 millimeters of vinegar for each student . There are 25 students in her science class. Vinegar comes in 1 litre bottles. How many bottles of vinegar dose the teacher need for her class? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1) It should be \"95 millilitres\" (British English) or \"95 milliliters\" (American)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2) The accepted abbreviations I use for litre/liter and millilitre/milliliter are L and mL with a capital L.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3) In a country with an adequate education system,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "every fifth-grader should be able to answer that question.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sadly, that is not true in many places,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and the situation is probably getting worse in many places.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(95 mL) X 25 = 2375 mL of vinegar is what the science teacher needs.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The prefix \"milli\" means <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F1000 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F1000\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so there are 1000 mL in 1 L.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the teacher buys two 1 litre bottles, the teacher will have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 X (1000 mL) = 2000 mL vinegar,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and that is not enough.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The teacher should buy <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%283%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%283%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > 1-L bottles,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "as that will give the teacher<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 X (1000 mL) = 3000 mL vinegar,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "which is enough.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You could find the amount needed in litres/liters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "by dividing 2375  mL by 1000 mL/L to get 2.375 L,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "but the teacher can not buy 2.375 bottles,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so he/she/they must buy 3.<BR>\n" );
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