Henry drank
56 of the milk in his milk bottle. He accidentally spilled
12 of the remaining milk. As a result, he had 180 mℓ of milk left in his milk bottle. How much milk did Henry have at first? Give your answer in mℓ.
Drank |
Remaining milk |
Total |
5x2 |
1x2 |
6x2 |
|
Spilled |
Left |
|
|
1x1 |
1x1 |
|
10 u |
1 u |
1 u |
12 u |
Fraction of remaining milk left after Henry spilled some
= 1 -
56=
16The volume of the remaining milk is the combined repeated identity. Make the volume of remaining milk the same. LCM of 1 and 2 is 2.
Volume of water left = 1 u
1 u = 180
Total volume of water that Henry had at first
= 12 u
= 12 x 180
= 2160 mℓ
Answer(s): 2160 mℓ