Question
A container measuring 20 cm by 17 cm by 40 cm was 15 filled with water at first. Xavier poured some water into the container. In the end, the height of the water level in the container was 17 cm as shown.
  1. How much water did Xavier pour into container? Give your answer in mℓ.
  2. Xavier then poured all the water in the container into several identical flasks. Given that each flask can hold at least 1.7 ℓ of water, what is the least number of flasks he would need?
3 m
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A container measuring 20 cm by 17 cm by 40 cm was 15 filled with water at first. Xavier poured some water into the container. In the end, the height of the water level in the container was 17 cm as shown.
  1. How much water did Xavier pour into container? Give your answer in mℓ.
  2. Xavier then poured all the water in the container into several identical flasks. Given that each flask can hold at least 1.7 ℓ of water, what is the least number of flasks he would need?