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 1/2 of its present?
Choose one
A) 61.5  B) 60.5  C) 63.5  D) 62.5  E) 50
Let capacity of 1 bucket = x   Capacity of the tank = 25x   New capacity of the bucket = 1x/2   Hence, number of buckets needed = 25x/(1x/2)=(25×2)/1=50   Answer is 50.
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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 1/2 of its present?