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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Let the capacity of 1 bucket = x

Then, the capacity of tank = 25x.

New capacity of bucket =	2	x
	5

∴ Required number of buckets =	25x
	(2x/5)

=	❨ 25x	x	5	❩
			2x

=	125
	2

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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