SOLUTION: 1 litre of liquid A has 20% more calories than l litre of liquid B. How many calories do 2 litres of liquid B contain, if 1 Litre of liquid A contains 600 calories?
A) 900 cal
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A) 900 cal
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Question 319628: 1 litre of liquid A has 20% more calories than l litre of liquid B. How many calories do 2 litres of liquid B contain, if 1 Litre of liquid A contains 600 calories?
A) 900 calories B) 1000 calories C) 833 calories D) 1200 calories E) 500 calories Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let a be the calories in a liter of liquid A.
Let b be the calories in a liter of liquid B.
a=600
a=1.2b
1.2b=600
b=500
2b=1000 cal.
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Ed
