A tank of water is #5/9# full of water. If a #6 3/4 # liters of water is poured it will be #2/3# full. What is the capacity of the tank?
1 Answer
Oct 3, 2016
As the question uses fractions the answer should be in fractions.
The total volume of the tank is
Explanation:
The question is not complete in its description, in that it does not state if the water is removed or added.
The change is
which is the same as
As
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The difference is
So
Multiply both sides by