Question

Vidya and Pratap went for a picnic. Their mother gave them a water bottle that contained $5\mathrm{litres}$ water. Vidya consumed $\frac{2}{5}$ of the water. Pratap consumed the remaining water. How much water did Vidya drink?

Answer 1

Given : Amount of water in the water bottle$=5\mathrm{litres}$

Amount of water consumed by Vidya$=\frac{2}{5}\mathrm{of}5\mathrm{litres}$

$$\begin{gathered} =\frac{2}{5}\times 5 \\ =2\mathrm{litres} \end{gathered}$$

Hence, the total amount of water drank by Vidya is $2\mathrm{litres}$.