Valen drank
56 of the water in his water bottle. He accidentally spilled
14 of the remaining water. As a result, he had 210 mℓ of water left in his water bottle. How much water did Valen have at first? Give your answer in mℓ.
Drank |
Remaining water |
Total |
5x4 |
1x4 |
6x4 |
|
Spilled |
Left |
|
|
1x1 |
3x1 |
|
20 u |
1 u |
3 u |
24 u |
Fraction of remaining water left after Valen spilled some
= 1 -
56=
16The volume of the remaining water is the combined repeated identity. Make the volume of remaining water the same. LCM of 1 and 4 is 4.
Volume of water left = 3 u
3 u = 210
1 u = 210 ÷ 3 = 70
Total volume of water that Valen had at first
= 24 u
= 24 x 70
= 1680 mℓ
Answer(s): 1680 mℓ