Bobby drank
56 of the juice in his juice bottle. He accidentally spilled
12 of the remaining juice. As a result, he had 50 mℓ of juice left in his juice bottle. How much juice did Bobby have at first? Give your answer in mℓ.
| Drank |
Remaining juice |
Total |
| 5x2 |
1x2 |
6x2 |
| |
Spilled |
Left |
|
| |
1x1 |
1x1 |
|
| 10 u |
1 u |
1 u |
12 u |
Fraction of remaining juice left after Bobby spilled some
= 1 -
56=
16The volume of the remaining juice is the combined repeated identity. Make the volume of remaining juice the same. LCM of 1 and 2 is 2.
Volume of water left = 1 u
1 u = 50
Total volume of water that Bobby had at first
= 12 u
= 12 x 50
= 600 mℓ
Answer(s): 600 mℓ
