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Question
Pot B holds 11 glassfuls of water. Pot A holds twice as much water as pot B. How many glasses of water are needed to fill pot A?
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Solution
Pot B can hold 11 glasses of water in it.
Pot A can hold twice as much water as pot B.
Amount of water pot A can hold = 11 + 11
= 2 × 11
= 22 glasses
Thus, pot A can hold 22 glasses of water.
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