Caden drank
23 of the juice in his juice bottle. He accidentally spilled
34 of the remaining juice. As a result, he had 50 mℓ of juice left in his juice bottle. How much juice did Caden have at first? Give your answer in mℓ.
Drank |
Remaining juice |
Total |
2x4 |
1x4 |
3x4 |
|
Spilled |
Left |
|
|
3x1 |
1x1 |
|
8 u |
3 u |
1 u |
12 u |
Fraction of remaining juice left after Caden spilled some
= 1 -
23=
13The volume of the remaining juice is the combined repeated identity. Make the volume of remaining juice the same. LCM of 1 and 4 is 4.
Volume of water left = 1 u
1 u = 50
Total volume of water that Caden had at first
= 12 u
= 12 x 50
= 600 mℓ
Answer(s): 600 mℓ