Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Numerical Ability

Topic

Pipes and Cisterns

Question:

20 buckets can fill a tank when the capacity of each bucket is 12 liters. If the capacity of each bucket is 10 liters, find the number of buckets required to fill the tank.

 

Options:

24 Bucket

27 Bucket

30Buckets

34 Buckets

Correct Answer:

24 Bucket

Explanation:

According to the question,

20 buckets x 12 liters = Capacity of tank

Capacity of tank = 240 liters

Number of buckets required to fill the tank when the capacity of the bucket is 10 liters:

Number of buckets = \(\frac{ 240}{ 10}\) = 24 buckets