Question

A tin holds 16.5 Litres of oil.
How many such tins will be required to hold 478.5 Litres of oil?

16.5÷478.5=29 tins

Answer 1

No of tins = 478.5 ÷ 16.5 = 29 tins

Answer 2

Concept

The unitary method in mathematics is a technique for finding a solution to a problem by first finding the value of a single unit, and then finding the necessary value by multiplying the single unit value.

Given

A tin holds 16.5 litres of oil

Find

How much such tin will be required to hold 478.5 litres of oil.

Solution

A tin can hold 16.5 litres of oil.

We need to find tins required for holding 478.5 litres of oil.

Using Unitary Method

16.5 litres of oil = 1 tin

1 litre of oil = 1/16.5 tins

478.5 litres of oil = 478.5 / 16.5 tins

478.5 litres of oil = 29 tins.

29 tins will be required to hold 478.5 litres of oil.

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