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?

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?

A 10

B 35

C 62.5

D Cannot be determined

Solution

Correct Answer: Option C

Let the capacity of 1 bucket = x.

Then, the capacity of tank = 25x.

New capacity of bucket = (2/5)x

Required number of buckets = (25x x (5/2x)

=125/2

= 62.5