Question

elina has a glass of chocolate milk (shown below). she made it by mixing 237 milliliters of milk with some chocolate syrup.

image of a graduated cylinder with markings: 50 ml, 100 ml, 150 ml, 200 ml, 250 ml, 300 ml, and the liquid level near 300 ml

how much chocolate syrup did elina use to make her glass of chocolate milk?

Explanation:

Step1: Identify total volume

From the glass, total chocolate milk volume is $275$ mL (between 250 mL and 300 mL, halfway is 275 mL).

Step2: Calculate syrup volume

Subtract milk volume from total volume.
$275 - 237 = 38$

Answer:

38 milliliters