A printer cartridge with 2 1 ⁄2 milliliters of ink will print off 2 ⁄3 of a box of paper. How many milliliters of ink will it take to print an entire box?

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Joyce Thornton

10 June, 08:18

A printer cartridge with 2 1 ⁄2 milliliters of ink will print off 2 ⁄3 of a box of paper. How many milliliters of ink will it take to print an entire box?

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Turner Mills · Answer 1

3 3/4 mls ink.

Step-by-step explanation:

2/3 of a box corresponds to 2 1/2 mls of ink

So one box ... 2 1/2 / 2/3 = 5/2 / 2/3

= 5/2 * 3/2

= 15 / 4

= 3 3/4 mls ink.