Tina, Mina, Gina, Lina and Bina are 5 sisters, aged in that order, with Tina being the eldest. Each of them had to carry a bucket of water from a well to their house. Their buckets’ capacities were proportional to their ages. While returning, equal amount of water got splashed out of their buckets. Who lost maximum amount of water as a percentage of the bucket capacity?
Explanation:
Let T, M, G, L and B be the capacities of Tina’s, Mina’s, Gina’s, Lina’s and Bina’s bucket.
Hence, T > M > G > L > B
Assume that they spill x litres of water.
Hence, the percentages of the water spilled by them are;
(x/T) × 100, (x/M) × 100, (x/G) × 100, (x/L) × 100 and (x/B) × 100 respectively.
As, , T > M > G > L > B, this implies that x/ T < x/M < x/G < x/L < x/B
Hence, percentage of water spilled is highest for Bina.
Hence, option (e).
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