Cole drank
12 of the milk in his milk bottle. He accidentally spilled
34 of the remaining milk. As a result, he had 40 mℓ of milk left in his milk bottle. How much milk did Cole have at first? Give your answer in mℓ.
Drank |
Remaining milk |
Total |
1x4 |
1x4 |
2x4 |
|
Spilled |
Left |
|
|
3x1 |
1x1 |
|
4 u |
3 u |
1 u |
8 u |
Fraction of remaining milk left after Cole spilled some
= 1 -
12=
12The volume of the remaining milk is the combined repeated identity. Make the volume of remaining milk the same. LCM of 1 and 4 is 4.
Volume of water left = 1 u
1 u = 40
Total volume of water that Cole had at first
= 8 u
= 8 x 40
= 320 mℓ
Answer(s): 320 mℓ