To fill a tank , 25 buckets of water is required. How many buckets of water will be required to fill the same tank if the capacity of the bucket is educed to two-fifth of its present ?
A
10
B
35
C
62.5
D
None of these
Correct Answer: 62.5
Let, capacity of the bucket is x litter So, the capacity of tank is 25x litrer Reduced capacity of bucket is 25x/5 litrer So, to fill tank bucket requires = 25x/(2x/5) = (25x × 5) / 2x = 62.5 bucket