Gavin drank 3/4 of a liter of orange juice from a container, which was 3/8 of the orange juice that was originally in the container. how much orange juice was originally in the container?

Given information

3/8 of the orange juice = 3/4 liter


Find 1/8

3/8 of the orange juice = 3/4 liter
1/8 of the orange juice = 3/4 ÷ 3
1/8 of the orange juice = 3/4 x 1/3
1/8 of the orange juice = 1/4 liter


Find 8/8, which is one whole

1/8 of the orange juice = 1/4 liter
8/8 of the orange juice = 1/4 x 8
8/8 of the orange juice = 2 liters


There were originally 2 litres of orange juice in the container