2020 4marks Nanyang P6 Paper2 SA2

P6 / Nanyang / 2020 / SA2 Prelims / Paper 2 – Q11 [4 marks]

Question:

A rectangular tank measuring 60 cm long and 20 cm wide was 4/5 – filled with water at first. After Matthias poured some water from the tank into some identical jugs, the height of the water level decreased by 18 cm. Each jug can hold at most 2.25 L of water.
(a) What was the least number of such jugs used?
(b) Each of the statements below is either true, false or not possible to tell from the information given.
For each statement, put a tick (✓) to indicate your answer.

Solution:

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