Japheth drank
56 of the juice in his juice bottle. He accidentally spilled
23 of the remaining juice. As a result, he had 140 mℓ of juice left in his juice bottle. How much juice did Japheth have at first? Give your answer in mℓ.
| Drank |
Remaining juice |
Total |
| 5x3 |
1x3 |
6x3 |
| |
Spilled |
Left |
|
| |
2x1 |
1x1 |
|
| 15 u |
2 u |
1 u |
18 u |
Fraction of remaining juice left after Japheth spilled some
= 1 -
56=
16The volume of the remaining juice is the combined repeated identity. Make the volume of remaining juice the same. LCM of 1 and 3 is 3.
Volume of water left = 1 u
1 u = 140
Total volume of water that Japheth had at first
= 18 u
= 18 x 140
= 2520 mℓ
Answer(s): 2520 mℓ
