Reggie drank
56 of the distilled water in his distilled water bottle. He accidentally spilled
45 of the remaining distilled water. As a result, he had 70 mℓ of distilled water left in his distilled water bottle. How much distilled water did Reggie have at first? Give your answer in mℓ.
Drank |
Remaining distilled water |
Total |
5x5 |
1x5 |
6x5 |
|
Spilled |
Left |
|
|
4x1 |
1x1 |
|
25 u |
4 u |
1 u |
30 u |
Fraction of remaining distilled water left after Reggie spilled some
= 1 -
56=
16The volume of the remaining distilled water is the combined repeated identity. Make the volume of remaining distilled water the same. LCM of 1 and 5 is 5.
Volume of water left = 1 u
1 u = 70
Total volume of water that Reggie had at first
= 30 u
= 30 x 70
= 2100 mℓ
Answer(s): 2100 mℓ