Answer :
Answer:
Bucket B contains 0.257 L= 257 ml.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given that,
Bucket A contains half as much water as Bucket B.
Bucket B contains three times as much water as Bucket C.
Bucket A and Bucket C holds 1 L 285 ml = 1 L +(285÷10000)L= (1+0.285) L =1.285 L.
Then,
[tex]A\times \frac12=B[/tex] ⇒ A=2B.....(1)
[tex]3\times B= C[/tex] ⇒C=3B....(2)
From (1) and (2) we get,
A+C=2B+3B
⇒A+C=5B
⇒1.285 =5B [ since A+B=1.285 L]
⇒5B=1.285
[tex]\Rightarrow B=\frac{1.285}{5}[/tex]
⇒B = 0.257 L
Bucket B contains 0.257 L= 257 ml