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 = 62.5

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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