SOLUTION: When a tank is 30% empty, it contains 60 liters of water more than when it is 30% full. How many litres of water can the tank hold when it is full?

Question 847239: When a tank is 30% empty, it contains 60 liters of water more than when it is 30% full. How many litres of water can the tank hold when it is full?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
C = capacity in liters
30% empty means 70% full.
, the sentence describing the quantities. The equality symbol is for , "it contains". Solve for C.

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