Sean drank
12 of the distilled water in his distilled water bottle. He accidentally spilled
23 of the remaining distilled water. As a result, he had 200 mℓ of distilled water left in his distilled water bottle. How much distilled water did Sean have at first? Give your answer in mℓ.
| Drank |
Remaining distilled water |
Total |
| 1x3 |
1x3 |
2x3 |
| |
Spilled |
Left |
|
| |
2x1 |
1x1 |
|
| 3 u |
2 u |
1 u |
6 u |
Fraction of remaining distilled water left after Sean spilled some
= 1 -
12=
12The volume of the remaining distilled water is the combined repeated identity. Make the volume of remaining distilled water the same. LCM of 1 and 3 is 3.
Volume of water left = 1 u
1 u = 200
Total volume of water that Sean had at first
= 6 u
= 6 x 200
= 1200 mℓ
Answer(s): 1200 mℓ
