Eric Nicholas K's answer to Lily's Primary 5 Maths Fractions Singapore question.

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Water starts out full and ends up at a certain level. Syrup starts out 5/9 full and ends up at the same level.

So the difference between water used and syrup used is 4/9 units.

This equates to the difference of 2/5 litres.

We need to find how much 5/9 units is.