isabellaalarcon2132 isabellaalarcon2132
  • 04-02-2022
  • Mathematics
contestada

the container that holds the water for the football team is 2/5 full. After pouring in 8 gallons of water, it is 2/3 full. How many gallons can the container hold?

Respuesta :

sqdancefan
sqdancefan sqdancefan
  • 04-02-2022

Answer:

  30 gallons

Step-by-step explanation:

Let c represent the capacity of the container in gallons.

  2/5c +8 = 2/3c . . . . adding 8 gallons to 2/5 full gives 2/3 full

  8 = (2/3-2/5)c = 4/15c . . . . subtract 2/5c

  8(15/4) = c = 30 . . . . . . . . . multiply by 15/4

The container can hold 30 gallons.

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

Okay so I have three tests tomorrow. Haven't even started studying for two of them (Literature and History) but I already know science. How do you all learn 40
The square root of 617 is between which two numbers?
You sell pies at a farmers' market for $7.50 each. A group of 5 kids wants to pitch in equal1y to share one of your pies. How much will each of them need to pa
Can you explain 3x+4/5=7/10. Solve
A certain animal in the zoo has consumed 39 pounds of food in six days. If it continues to eat at the same rate, in how many more days will its total consumptio
An unbalanced force of 25 N, E, is applied to a 12-kg mass. What is the acceleration given to the mass?
What is the simplified form of the expression 2 * [(1+14)*7]+6/0.5^3?
For f(x)=3x+4, find f(2) and find x such that f(x)=17
Which of the following writers did not come from Ireland? a) W. B. Yeats b) James Joyce c) Seamus Heaney d) Oscar Wilde e) none of the above; all came from
What are the positive and negative aspects of a zoo or safari park?