Mark drank
12 of the juice in his juice bottle. He accidentally spilled
45 of the remaining juice. As a result, he had 150 mℓ of juice left in his juice bottle. How much juice did Mark have at first? Give your answer in mℓ.
| Drank |
Remaining juice |
Total |
| 1x5 |
1x5 |
2x5 |
| |
Spilled |
Left |
|
| |
4x1 |
1x1 |
|
| 5 u |
4 u |
1 u |
10 u |
Fraction of remaining juice left after Mark spilled some
= 1 -
12=
12The volume of the remaining juice is the combined repeated identity. Make the volume of remaining juice the same. LCM of 1 and 5 is 5.
Volume of water left = 1 u
1 u = 150
Total volume of water that Mark had at first
= 10 u
= 10 x 150
= 1500 mℓ
Answer(s): 1500 mℓ
