Question
38 L of milk was poured into a tub and the tub was
found to be 5% empty. To completely fill the tub, what amount of additional milk must be poured?Solution
Let the total capacity of the tub be x litres So, when we added 38 litres milk into the tub, only 5% is empty in the tub. Therefore, 95% of x = 38 now, x = 38 x 100/95 = 40 litres Required amount of milk = 40 - 38 = 2 Litres  Â
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