6. The ratio of the amount of water in a jar to the amount of water in a bottle was 5 : 6. After 1/2 of the water in the jar was poured into the bottle, the bottle contained 850 ml of water. How much water was there in the bottle at first?
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Step 1: Let the amount of water in the jar be \(5x\) ml and the amount of water in the bottle be \(6x\) ml, where \(x\) is a common multiplier. Show more…
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