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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 ?

62.5

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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 =

$\frac {2 } { 5} X$

Required number of buckets = $\frac { 25X} { (2*/5 )}$

=[25x* X $\frac { 5} { 2X } ]$

= $\frac { 125 } { 2 }$

=62.5

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