Kamal has to fill the same measuring cup 8 times to get 2 liters of water. How many milliliters of water does the cup hold?
2 Answers
250 ml
Explanation:
2 litres = 2000 ml
Further explanation (expansion) on the solution by SS. Showing where his shortcut method comes from.
Explanation:
Although it does not look as though people are using ratio when solving this type of question they are.
Initial condition expressed as a ratio in fraction form gives:
The change required is that we have millilitres and 1 cup
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Known that 1 Litre = 1000 millilitres
So 2 Litres = 2000 millilitres
The actual volume has not changed, just the units of measurement. So we now have:
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As this is a ratio we need to maintain proportionality.
So if we reduce the count of cups we need to reduce the count of millilitres by an appropriate a mount.
To change 8 cups into 1 cup divide by 8. For multiply or divide in ratios what you do the bottom you do to the top.
Divide top and bottom by 8
So 1 cup holds 250 millilitres