PSLE
Jaslyn had a bottle of coffee. She drank 850 mℓ of coffee in the morning and ³₇ of remaining coffee in the afternoon. After that, there was ¹₃ a bottle of coffee left. How much of the coffee did she drink in the afternoon?
Fraction of the remaining coffee left in the end
= 1 - ³₇
= ⁴₇

The remaining coffee left in the end is equal to ¹₃ of the bottle of coffee.
Make numerators the same.
LCM of 4 and 1 is 4.
 
⁴₇ of the remaining coffee = ¹₃ of the total coffee
⁴₇ of the remaining coffee = ⁴₁₂ of the total coffee

Volume of coffee that she drank in the morning
= 12 u - 7 u
= 5 u

5 u = 850

1 u = 850 ÷ 5 = 170

Volume of coffee that she drank in the afternoon
= 3 u
= 3 x 170
= 510 mℓ

Answer(s): 510 mℓ