One half of a number added to two thirds of the number is 21. Find the number and show your work
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Step-by-step explanation:
We can set this up as a proportion
(1/5) gallon / (2/3) bin = x gallons / 1 bin cross-multiply
1/5 = (2/3)x multiply both sides by the reciprocal of 2/3 = 3/2
(3/2) (1/5) = x = 3/10 gallons fills the entire bin
Look at it this way each 1/10 of a gallon fills 1/3 of the bin.
so 3(1/10) gallons fills 3(1/3)bins..
or
3/10 galons fills a whole bin.
Hope it helps :) sorry if the answer is wrong
