What is the weight of 2 litter jug

Question

Lady is varying a 5 litter jog of sports drink that weighs 7,5kg. She wants to know how many kilograms a 2 liter Noh of sports drink would weigh. She assumes the relationship between volume and weight is proportional.

Answer 1

Hi Hello, let x represent the weight of 2 liters of sports drink. Set of the proportion as:

7.5 / 5 = x / 2

Cross multiply:

5x = 15

x = 3

The 2 liters of sports drink will weight 3 kgs.

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