A bucket holds 10 litres of water. How many buckets of water will fill a
MATHEMATICS
WAEC 2009
A bucket holds 10 litres of water. How many buckets of water will fill a reservoir of size 8m x 7m x 5m.(1 litre = 1000cm3)
- A. 28
- B. 280
- C. 2800
- D. 28000
Correct Answer: D. 28000
Explanation
No. of buckets of water = \(\frac{\text{Capacity of reservoir}}{\text{Capacity of buckets}}\)
= \(\frac{800 \times 700 \times 500}{10 \times 1000}\)
= \(\frac{28000 0000}{10000}\)
= 28000
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