Question

A company buys orange juice in bulk in containers which hold 25 litres. They sell the juice in cartons which are 8cm by 12cm by 20cm. How many cartons can they fill from one 25 litre container.

Answer 1

13 cartons

Explanation:

According to the Question,

• Given, A company buys orange juice in bulk in containers that hold 25 litres. They sell the juice in cartons which are 8cm by 12cm by 20cm.

Thus the volume of the carton is 8×12×20 = 1920 cm³

• Now, 1cm³ is equal to 0.001 litre

So, 1920 cm³ = 1.92 litre ( capacity of 1 container)

Therefore, cartons needed to fill from one 25 litre container is

⇒ 25/1.92 = 13.02≈13 cartons