1. **State the problem:** A container with 240 litres of soft drinks is shared among four teams. The first team takes $\frac{1}{3}$ of the total. The second team takes $\frac{1}{2}$ of what remains after the first team. The last two teams share the remaining soft drink equally. We need to find how many litres the third team received. 2. **Calculate the amount taken by the first team:** The first team took $\frac{1}{3}$ of 240 litres. $$\frac{1}{3} \times 240 = 80$$ litres. 3. **Calculate the remaining soft drink after the first team:** $$240 - 80 = 160$$ litres left. 4. **Calculate the amount taken by the second team:** The second team took half of the remaining 160 litres. $$\frac{1}{2} \times 160 = 80$$ litres. 5. **Calculate the remaining soft drink after the second team:** $$160 - 80 = 80$$ litres left. 6. **Calculate the amount shared by the third and fourth teams:** The remaining 80 litres are shared equally between the third and fourth teams. Each team gets: $$\frac{80}{2} = 40$$ litres. 7. **Final answer:** The third team received **40 litres** of soft drinks.