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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 reduced to two-fifth of its present ?
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A.
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10
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B.
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35
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C.
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62.5
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D.
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Cannot be determined
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E.
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None of these
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Let the capacity of 1 bucket = x.
Then, the capacity of tank = 25x.
New capacity of bucket =
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2
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x
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5
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Required number of buckets =
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25x
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(2x/5)
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= 62.5
