You are preparing for a breakfast party and enough milk for 20 people. Each person will drink about 200 mL of milk. Which is the best estimation of a amount of milk you should prepare: 400 mL or 4 L? Why?

4 l

the total ml of milk for 20 people is 4000ml and not 400 ml. 4000ml converted to litres is 4l

Step-by-step explanation:

total amount of milk for 20 people = 200 x 20 = 4000ml

1000 ml = 1 liter

4000ml /1000 = 4 l

let x and 400 - x be the two numbers.  

==> 0.80x + 0.85(400 - x) = 400 - 68 from the statement of the problem.  

< ==> 0.80x + 0.85(400 - x) = 400 - 68  

==> 340 - 0.05x = 332  

< ==> -0.05x = -8 ==> x = 160, the first number ==> 400 - x = 240, the second number.