Gerald had 5 pails. <br>Each pail had a capacity of 12 $$l$$. <br>He filled them with water to the brim and poured all the water from the pails into a water tank. <br>He then used 29 $$l$$ of water to bathe. <hr> <input min="0" type="number" id ="imp3pg145q3b_1" class="lineinput" placeholder="?" /> $$l$$ of water was left after Gerald had bathed.