Question

How many buckets of equal capacity can be filled from 586.5 litres of water, if each bucket has capacity of 8.5 litres?

Answer 1

Capacity of one bucket = 8.5 litres

Total water in all buckets = 586.5 litres

Let the number of buckets with equal capacity be x.

According to the question:

8.5 $\times$ x = 586.5
$$\begin{gathered} x=\frac{586.5}{8.5} \\ =\frac{5865}{85} \\ =69 \end{gathered}$$

Thus, there are 69 buckets.