Question

a cisterm contains 5 thousand litres of water. if 16 percent water is leaked,find how many liters of water would be left in the cistern​

Answer 1

$\red{\textbf{Answer :- 4,300 litres}}$

Step-by-step explanation:

$\red{\textbf{Given :-}}$

$\textsf{a cistern contains 5,000 L of water}$

$\red{\textbf{To find :-}}$

$\textsf{how many liters of water would be left}$

$\textsf{in the cistern}$

$\LARGE\textsf{So,}$

$so ,\: amount \: of \: water \: leaked \: = 16$%

$of \: 5000 \: litres$

$= \LARGE \frac{16}{100} \small \times 5000$

$= 800 \: litres$

$so ,\: amount \: of \: water \: left \: =$

$5000 - 800$

$= 4,300 \: litres$

$\Large\textsf{Thus, 4,300 litres of water }$

$\Large\textsf{ would be left in cistern.}$