Question

A bucket contains 4 liters of drinking water . If 5/8 of water rwas used (a) what percentage of the water was used?(b)what percentage of water remains in the bucket

Answer 1

a. 15.625%

b. 9.375%

Explanation:

The computation is shown below:

a. The percentage of water that was used is

= (5 ÷ 8) ÷ (4 liters)

= 0.625 ÷ 4

= 15.625%

b. ANd, the percentage of water that remains in the bucket is

= (3 ÷ 8) ÷ (4 liters)

= 0.375 ÷ 4

= 9.375%