The container that holds the water for the football team is 7/10 full. after pouring out 6 gallons of water, it is 1/2 full. how

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Dmitry_Shevchenko [17]

3 years ago

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The container that holds the water for the football team is 7/10 full. after pouring out 6 gallons of water, it is 1/2 full. how

many gallons can the container hold?

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Fynjy0 [20] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-02T05:26:54+03:00

Fynjy0 [20]3 years ago

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Convert each to common denominator
7/10 = 7/10 & 1/2 = 5/10
7/10 - 6 gallons = 5/10
7/10 - 5/10 = 6 gallons
2/10 = 6 gallons
multiply each side by 5
10/10 = 30 gallons
container can hold 30 gallons