To fill a tank, 25 buckets of water is required. How many buckets of…

Question

To fill a tank, 25 buckets of water is required. How many buckets of water will be required to fill the same tank if the capacity of the bucket is reduced to two-fifth of its present ?

Accepted Answer

Option C. 62.5. Answer & Solution Answer: Option C Solution: & Let\, the\, capacity\, of\, 1\, bucket = x & Then,\, the\, capacity\, of\, tank = 25x & New\, capacity\, of\, bucket = 2/5x & Required\, number\, of\, buckets & = 25x ( 2x/5 ) & = 25x × 52x & = 1252 & = 62.5