Question

a tank is 4÷5 full of water. after drawing off 190 litees of water,it is just 1÷6 full. what is the capacity of the tank​

Answer 1

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Let's have the capacity be c. The tank is currently at 4/5c. We subtract 190 and then we are at 1/6c. Let's set this up as an equation and solve it.

4/5c-190=1/6c

We want to get the c all by itself to see the capacity of the tank. Let's get all of the c values on the left side of the equation and the numbers on the right by using inverse operations.

4/5c-190=1/6c

Add 190 to both sides.

4/5c=1/6+190

Subtract 1/6 from both sides.

19/30c=190

Divide both sides by 19/30.

c=300

So, the capacity of the tank is 300 liters of water.

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