Tom drank
12 of the milk in his milk bottle. He accidentally spilled
34 of the remaining milk. As a result, he had 10 mℓ of milk left in his milk bottle. How much milk did Tom have at first? Give your answer in mℓ.
| Drank |
Remaining milk |
Total |
| 1x4 |
1x4 |
2x4 |
| |
Spilled |
Left |
|
| |
3x1 |
1x1 |
|
| 4 u |
3 u |
1 u |
8 u |
Fraction of remaining milk left after Tom spilled some
= 1 -
12=
12The volume of the remaining milk is the combined repeated identity. Make the volume of remaining milk the same. LCM of 1 and 4 is 4.
Volume of water left = 1 u
1 u = 10
Total volume of water that Tom had at first
= 8 u
= 8 x 10
= 80 mℓ
Answer(s): 80 mℓ
