SOLUTION: A drum of water is 3/7 full. When 28 ltrs are drawn from it. It is just 5/14 full. Find the total capacity of the drum in ltrs. (Ans. 392 ltrs)

Question 608886: A drum of water is 3/7 full. When 28 ltrs are drawn from it. It is just 5/14 full. Find the total capacity of the drum in ltrs. (Ans. 392 ltrs)
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A drum of water is 3/7 full. When 28 ltrs are drawn from it. It is just 5/14 full.
Find the total capacity of the drum in ltrs.
:
Let x = total capacity of the drum
:
x = x - 28
Multiply by 14 to clear the denominators, resulting in:
5x = 2(3x) - 14(28)
5x = 6x - 392
392 = 6x - 5x
x = 392
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