Question

36 buckets of water fill a tank when the capacity of each buckect is 18 litres how many buckets will be needed to fill the same tank if the capacity of each bucket is two third of its present capacity

Answer 1

Answer:

54 buckets

Step-by-step explanation:

Find the capacity of the tank:

1 bucket = 18 litres

36 buckets = 36 x 18 = 648 litres

Find the new capacity of the bucket:

1 bucket = 2/3 x 18 = 12 litres

Find the number of buckets needed:

1 bucket = 12 litres

Number of buckets = 648 ÷ 12 = 54

Answer: 54 buckets

Answer 2

Answer:

Number of buckets needed to fill the tank = 54