Weight and Capacity — Question 31

Vehicle
No. of Vehicles
Quantity of Fuel in Each Vehicle (in litres)
Total Quantity of Fuel (in litres)
Truck
3
500
3 × 500 = 1,500
Bus
6
300
6 × 300 = 1,800
Car
10
50
10 × 50 = 500
Auto Rickshaw
12
8
12 × 8 = 96
Two­ wheeler
25
5
25 × 5 = 125
(a) Fuel bought for buses = 1,800 l
Fuel bought for trucks = 1,500 l
Difference = 1,800 – 1,500 = 300
300 l more fuel is bought for buses than for trucks.
(b) The total quantity of fuel filled from the petrol pump on that day is:
1,500 l + 1.800 l + 500 l + 96 l + 125 l
= 4,021 l