Question

Aiden uses 1/4 of the water in a bucket to water 1 plotted plant. How many plotted plants can Aiden water with 3 full buckets of water?

Answer 1

We will solve this problem by unitary method which states:

"The unitary method is a technique which is used for solving a problem by finding the value of a single unit, i.e., 1, (by dividing) and then finding the necessary value by multiplying the single unit value."

Numbers of plotted plants watered by $\frac{1}{4}$ of water in a bucket = 1 plant.

Number of plotted plants watered by the amount of water in 1 bucket = $1 \div \frac{1}{4}$

=$1 \times 4$

= 4 plants.

Number of plotted plants watered by the amount of water in 3 buckets = $3 \times 4$

= 12 plants.

Answer 2

1 bucket would be 4 plants.
3 buckets would be 12 plants.