What number plus 4 equals 4? There's one particular number (and only one number) that has the property of giving you back the same number you add it to.
Let x be the capacity of the container in gallons. Half of the container is x/2 and 2/3 of it is 2x / 3. The equation that best represent the given situation above is,
x / 2 + 2 = 2x / 3
The value of x from the equation is 12. Thus, the capacity of the container is 12 gallons.
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