Question

A drum contained $200$ litres of kerosene. $5$ litre of kerosene was last due to leakage what percent of kerosene remained in the drum?

Answer 1

A drum contains $200$ litres

Out of these $5$ litres of kerosene was lost due to leakeage.

Kerosene remaining$=200-5$

$1=95$ litres

Percentage of keresone lost $=\frac{5}{200}\times 100$

$=\frac{500}{200}$

$=2.5$%

Percentage left $=100-2.5=97.5$%