Jeremy drank
23 of the milk in his milk bottle. He accidentally spilled
13 of the remaining milk. As a result, he had 240 mℓ of milk left in his milk bottle. How much milk did Jeremy have at first? Give your answer in mℓ.
Drank |
Remaining milk |
Total |
2x3 |
1x3 |
3x3 |
|
Spilled |
Left |
|
|
1x1 |
2x1 |
|
6 u |
1 u |
2 u |
9 u |
Fraction of remaining milk left after Jeremy spilled some
= 1 -
23=
13The volume of the remaining milk is the combined repeated identity. Make the volume of remaining milk the same. LCM of 1 and 3 is 3.
Volume of water left = 2 u
2 u = 240
1 u = 240 ÷ 2 = 120
Total volume of water that Jeremy had at first
= 9 u
= 9 x 120
= 1080 mℓ
Answer(s): 1080 mℓ