Question

12. If 40 vessels of equal capacity can be filled with 186 litres of water, find the capacity of
each vessel.
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Answer 1

$40x=186 \\ </p><p>x=180/40 \\ </p><p>x=4.5 \: liters$

Answer 2

Given,
40 vessels of equal capacity can be filled with 186 litres of water.

To find,
Capacity of each vessel

Solution,
No. of vessels - 40
Total water water capacity in 40 vessels - 186 litres
Water holding capacity of one vessel - 186/40 = 4.65 litres