Question

A bucket of water is 3/4 filled.When 9 litres are drawn from it,it is half filled.How much water does the bucket hold?What is the capacity of the bucket?​

Answer 1

Answer:

(i) 27 litres (ii) 36 litres

Step-by-step explanation:

3/4 filled

When 9 litres are taken out, it is only half filled. It means 9 litre is 1/4 capacity of the bucket.

1) It is filled 3/4 then,

if 1/4 x 3 = 3/4

9 x 3 = 27

2) Similarly, the total capacity is 4/4.

Then 9 x 4 = 36

Answer 2

Answer:let capacity of bucket be x

Therefore

Amount of water in Bucket is 3/4 x

When 9 litres are drawn

Water left =1/2 x

Therefore

$\frac{3x}{4} -9=\frac{x}{2}$

3x-36=2x

X=36..