Warren drank
34 of the distilled water in his distilled water bottle. He accidentally spilled
14 of the remaining distilled water. As a result, he had 480 mℓ of distilled water left in his distilled water bottle. How much distilled water did Warren have at first? Give your answer in mℓ.
Drank |
Remaining distilled water |
Total |
3x4 |
1x4 |
4x4 |
|
Spilled |
Left |
|
|
1x1 |
3x1 |
|
12 u |
1 u |
3 u |
16 u |
Fraction of remaining distilled water left after Warren spilled some
= 1 -
34=
14The volume of the remaining distilled water is the combined repeated identity. Make the volume of remaining distilled water the same. LCM of 1 and 4 is 4.
Volume of water left = 3 u
3 u = 480
1 u = 480 ÷ 3 = 160
Total volume of water that Warren had at first
= 16 u
= 16 x 160
= 2560 mℓ
Answer(s): 2560 mℓ