Question

Solve the following word problem.

If each tanker carried $1,82,60,000ml$of petrol, how many litres of petrol was carried by $250$ tankers $?$ Also, if the total petrol was distributed to $500$ petrol pumps, calculate the average petrol in litres supplied to each petrol pump.

Answer 1

Petrol carried by the each tanker $=1,82,60,000ml$

Number of tankers $=250$

The total quantity of petrol carried by $250$ tankers $=1,82,60,000\times 250$

$=4,56,50,00,000ml$

$=\frac{4,56,50,00,000}{1000}l$ $\left[\because 1ml=\frac{1}{1000}l\right]$

$=45,65,000l$

The number of petrol pump where the total petrol was distributed $=500$

The average petrol which is supplied to each petrol pump $=\frac{45,65,000}{500}$

$=9130l$

Hence, the average petrol supplies to each petrol pump is $9130l$.