SOLUTION: you pour 200ml of water into a litre jug. what percentage of the jug is empty?

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Question 801878: you pour 200ml of water into a litre jug. what percentage of the jug is empty?
Answer by wilft1(217) About Me  (Show Source):
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a litre is 1000 ml, so if you put 200 ml into the jug, you have 800 ml of open space, so it will be 80% empty