30. Linda bought 16 big and small bottles of milk. Each big bottle contained $1\frac{1}{2}$ litres of milk and each small bottle contained $\frac{5}{8}$ litre of milk. If the total volume of milk Linda bought was $19\frac{5}{8}$ litres, how many small bottles and how many big bottles of milk did she buy?
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We know that Linda bought a total of 16 bottles of milk, which includes both big and small bottles. We also know the volume of milk in each big bottle (1(1)/(2) litres) and each small bottle ((5)/(8) litre). The total volume of milk she bought is 19(5)/(8) Show more…
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