A container has 35874 litres cold drink. How many bottles of 200 ml each?
179370 bottles
Step 1: Convert litres to millilitres.
\(1\text{ litre} = 1000\text{ ml}\)
\(35874\text{ litres} = 35874 \times 1000\text{ ml}\)
\(= 35\,874\,000\text{ ml}\)
Step 2: One bottle holds 200 ml.
So, number of bottles \(= \dfrac{\text{total ml}}{\text{ml per bottle}}\)
\(= \dfrac{35\,874\,000}{200}\)
Step 3: Divide in easy parts.
First cancel two zeros by dividing both by \(100\):
\(\dfrac{35\,874\,000}{200} = \dfrac{358\,740}{2}\)
Now divide by \(2\):
\(\dfrac{358\,740}{2} = 179\,370\)
Therefore, \(179\,370\) bottles are needed.
Quick check: \(179\,370 \times 200 = 35\,874\,000\text{ ml} = 35\,874\text{ litres}\). Correct.