Question

Mangalam buys a water jug of capacity 3 4/5 litres. If she buys another jug which is 2 2/3 times as large as the smaller jug, how many litres can the larger one hold?

Answer 1

Capacity of the small water jug = 3 4/5 litres

Capacity of the big jug = 2 2/3 times the small one.

= 2 2/3 x 3 4/5

= 8/3 x 19/5

= 152/15

= 10 2/15 litres

Capacity of the large jug = 10 2/15 litres.