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After 360 liters of fuel were added to a container, the amount of fuel in the container was 5/8 of the tank's capacity. What is the capacity of the container?
1) After the 360 liters were added, the container had 108 liters less than of the tank's capacity.
2) Before the 360 liters were added, there were 180 liters of fuel in the container.
The OA is D.
Let the original amount of fuel in container = O
and let the capacity of container = C
360 liters of fuel were added to the container
O+ 360 = (5/8)C.
(1) After the 360 liters were added, the container had 108 liters less than of the tank's capacity.
(3/8)C = 108
C= 288. Sufficient
Though it seems that the first statement should be
(1) After the 360 liters were added, the container had 324 liters less than of the tank's capacity.
(2) Before the 360 liters were added, there were 180 liters of fuel in the container.
original amount , O = 180
180+ 360 = (5/8)C
=> 540 = (5/8)C
=> C = 864. Sufficient
Hence, D is the correct answer.
Has anyone another strategic approach to solve this PS question? Regards!
1) After the 360 liters were added, the container had 108 liters less than of the tank's capacity.
2) Before the 360 liters were added, there were 180 liters of fuel in the container.
The OA is D.
Let the original amount of fuel in container = O
and let the capacity of container = C
360 liters of fuel were added to the container
O+ 360 = (5/8)C.
(1) After the 360 liters were added, the container had 108 liters less than of the tank's capacity.
(3/8)C = 108
C= 288. Sufficient
Though it seems that the first statement should be
(1) After the 360 liters were added, the container had 324 liters less than of the tank's capacity.
(2) Before the 360 liters were added, there were 180 liters of fuel in the container.
original amount , O = 180
180+ 360 = (5/8)C
=> 540 = (5/8)C
=> C = 864. Sufficient
Hence, D is the correct answer.
Has anyone another strategic approach to solve this PS question? Regards!
