The capacity of a drum is 50 L. and that of a bucket is 8 3/4 L. If 5 buckets of water is poured into the drum, what fraction of the drum remains empty?
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MayankSoni
If 5 buckets of water is poured into drum, then amount of water poured :- :- 5 × water in one bucket :- 5 × 35/4 :- 175/4 Fraction of drum remains empty :- :- 1- 175/4/50 :- 1- 175/200 :- (200-175)/200 :- 1/8 Hence 1/8 of drum remains empty.
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:- 5 × water in one bucket
:- 5 × 35/4
:- 175/4
Fraction of drum remains empty :-
:- 1- 175/4/50
:- 1- 175/200
:- (200-175)/200
:- 1/8
Hence 1/8 of drum remains empty.