Question

if it takes 72 minutes to fill 12 buckets of water,how long will it take to fill 9 buckets?​

Answer 1

Unitary method.

12 buckets :- 72 minutes

Then, 1 bucket :- 72/12=6 minutes

So, 9 buckets :- 9×6= 54 minutes.

Hence, 54 minutes long will it take to fill 9 buckets.

Answer 2

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Given:-

• Number of minutes to fill 12 buckets of water = 72

Time Taken to fill 1 bucket,

$\frac{72}{12} = 6 \: minutes$

To Find:-

• Number of minutes to fill 9 buckets

Solution:-

$9 \times 6 = 54 \: minutes$