Owen drank
34 of the milk in his milk bottle. He accidentally spilled
35 of the remaining milk. As a result, he had 60 mℓ of milk left in his milk bottle. How much milk did Owen have at first? Give your answer in mℓ.
Drank |
Remaining milk |
Total |
3x5 |
1x5 |
4x5 |
|
Spilled |
Left |
|
|
3x1 |
2x1 |
|
15 u |
3 u |
2 u |
20 u |
Fraction of remaining milk left after Owen spilled some
= 1 -
34=
14The volume of the remaining milk is the combined repeated identity. Make the volume of remaining milk the same. LCM of 1 and 5 is 5.
Volume of water left = 2 u
2 u = 60
1 u = 60 ÷ 2 = 30
Total volume of water that Owen had at first
= 20 u
= 20 x 30
= 600 mℓ
Answer(s): 600 mℓ