Question
A container is one fifth full of water. if 40 liters of water is required to fill it up, what is the capacity of the container?
Answers
Ms. Sue
4/5 = 0.8
0.8x = 40
x = 40 / 0.8
x = ________ liters
0.8x = 40
x = 40 / 0.8
x = ________ liters
ANJU
50 litres
Ms. Sue
Right.
Vin Mwale
Fraction equal to 40litres =5/5-1/5. So 4/5 =40 litres ,what about 5/5? So its 5/5*5/4*40 litres. So the answer is 50 litres