Question

Question 8(ii)
Vidya and Pratap went for a picnic. Their mother gave them a water bottle that contained 5 Litres of water.Vidya consumed of the water. Pratap consumed the remaining water.
(ii) What fraction of the total quantity of water did Pratap drink?

Answer 1

$\text{Pratap consumed}=\left(\text{1 -}\frac{\text{2}}{\text{5}}\right)\text{part of bottle}=\frac{\text{5 - 2}}{\text{5}}=\frac{3}{5}\text{part of bottle}\text{Pratap consumed}\frac{\text{3}}{\text{5}}\text{of 5 litres water}=\frac{\text{3}}{\text{5}}\times 5=3\text{litres.}\text{Thus pratap drank}\frac{\text{3}}{\text{5}}\text{part of the total quantity of water.}$