The container that holds the water for the football team is 3/10 full. After pouring in 7 gallons of water, it is 4/5 full. How many gallons can the container hold?

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The container that holds the water for the football team is 3/10  full. After pouring in  7 gallons of water, it is 4/5 full. How many gallons can the container hold?

slaaibak · Answer

Suppose it can hold X gallons of water.

so the current weight is 0.3X

Now, you add 7 gallons and it's 0.8X full

That means 0.3X + 7 = 0.8X

Solve for X:

0.5X = 7

X = 14

so it can hold 14 gallons

anonymous · Answer

Thank you!!