Four horses are pulling a wagon. Each horse drinks 45,000 milliliter of water each day. How many liters of water will the horses drink in 5 days
225 liters for each horse over 5 days,making it 900 for 5 days for all
Answer: 900 liters
Step-by-step explanation:
Given : Four horses are pulling a wagon.
Each horse drinks 45,000 milliliter of water each day.
We know that 1 liter = 1000 milliliters
Then, 1 milliliter= \(\dfrac{1}{1000}\) liter
⇒45,000 milliliters = \(\dfrac{45,000}{1000}=45\) liters
i.e. Each horse drinks 45 liters of water each day.
Then, amount of water drunk by 4 horses each day = \(45\times4\text{ liters}=180\text{ liters}\)
⇒ Amount of horses will drink in 5 days = \(180\times5=900\text{ liters}\)
Hence, the horse will drink 900 liters of water in 5 days.