Question

find the whole quantity if 8% of it is 48 litres ​

Answer 1

Answer:

500 L

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Step-by-step explanation:

Let the whole quantity be x

Given that:- 8% of x is 40L

Therefore,

100

8

×x=40

⇒x=40×

8

100

=5×100=500L

Thus the whole quantity is 500L.

Hence the correct answer is 500L.

Answer 2

Answer:

Whole quantity is $600$ liter .

Step-by-step explanation:  

To find : whole quantity .

Given :  8% of whole quantity is 48 liter .

Solution :

• A percentage is a fraction of an amount expressed as a particular number of hundredths of that amount.
• It is denoted by means %.
• Fractions can be converted into percentages and vice-versa.
• As per given data we know that ,  8% of whole quantity is 48 liter .
• Let , whole quantity be $x$ .
• According to given condition we write as , $8\%$ of $x$ is $48$ .
• $8\%$ of $x$ is $48$ .

        $\frac{8}{100} \times x = 48\\\\x = \frac{48\times 100}{8} \\\\x = 6\times 100\\\\x = 600$