Question

You are filling a 5-L fish tank using a 250-mL container. How many full containers are required to fill the fish tank?

A.

10 containers


B.

16 containers


C.

20 containers


D.

25 containers

Answer 1

Answer: C. 20 containers

Step-by-step explanation: There are 1000-mL in 1-L. Since you are filling a 5-L fish tank, you must multiply 1000 by 5 to find the total number of mL in the 5-L tank, 5000 mL. Now, you have to divide 5000 by 250 to find the total number of full containers required to fill the fish tank. Therefore, your answer would be 20 containers.

Answer 2

Explanation:

5 liters is 5000 millilitres.

So in order to fill as much fish tanks as possible, we need to divide it as the 5000 litres is equally divided among fish tanks so: 5000/250 = 20 containers so the answer is c