Question

A tank can hold 125 L of water. If John wants to store 4,000 L of water in 22 tanks, then L cannot be stored in the tanks.

• A. 2,200
• B. 1,400
• C. 1,250

Answer 1

The correct option is C 1,250

Amount of water stored in a tank
= 125 L
There are a total of 22 tanks.

∴ Amount of water stored in 22 tanks = (125 $\times$ 22) L

Let us multiply the numbers using standard algorithm.


John wants to store 4,000 L of water. But, only 2,750 L can be stored in 22 tanks.

So, let us subtract the numbers to identify how much water cannot be stored.


Hence, 1,250 L of water cannot be stored in the given number of tanks.