Xavier drank
12 of the milk in his milk bottle. He accidentally spilled
45 of the remaining milk. As a result, he had 60 mℓ of milk left in his milk bottle. How much milk did Xavier have at first? Give your answer in mℓ.
| Drank |
Remaining milk |
Total |
| 1x5 |
1x5 |
2x5 |
| |
Spilled |
Left |
|
| |
4x1 |
1x1 |
|
| 5 u |
4 u |
1 u |
10 u |
Fraction of remaining milk left after Xavier 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 5 is 5.
Volume of water left = 1 u
1 u = 60
Total volume of water that Xavier had at first
= 10 u
= 10 x 60
= 600 mℓ
Answer(s): 600 mℓ
