Ben drank
45 of the juice in his juice bottle. He accidentally spilled
12 of the remaining juice. As a result, he had 10 mℓ of juice left in his juice bottle. How much juice did Ben have at first? Give your answer in mℓ.
| Drank |
Remaining juice |
Total |
| 4x2 |
1x2 |
5x2 |
| |
Spilled |
Left |
|
| |
1x1 |
1x1 |
|
| 8 u |
1 u |
1 u |
10 u |
Fraction of remaining juice left after Ben spilled some
= 1 -
45=
15The volume of the remaining juice is the combined repeated identity. Make the volume of remaining juice the same. LCM of 1 and 2 is 2.
Volume of water left = 1 u
1 u = 10
Total volume of water that Ben had at first
= 10 u
= 10 x 10
= 100 mℓ
Answer(s): 100 mℓ
