Zane drank
34 of the milk in his milk bottle. He accidentally spilled
13 of the remaining milk. As a result, he had 200 mℓ of milk left in his milk bottle. How much milk did Zane have at first? Give your answer in mℓ.
Drank |
Remaining milk |
Total |
3x3 |
1x3 |
4x3 |
|
Spilled |
Left |
|
|
1x1 |
2x1 |
|
9 u |
1 u |
2 u |
12 u |
Fraction of remaining milk left after Zane 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 3 is 3.
Volume of water left = 2 u
2 u = 200
1 u = 200 ÷ 2 = 100
Total volume of water that Zane had at first
= 12 u
= 12 x 100
= 1200 mℓ
Answer(s): 1200 mℓ