SOLUTION: If 24 gallons of water are poured into an empty tank, then 2/3 of the tank is filled. How many gallons does a full tank hold?

Question 1169389: If 24 gallons of water are poured into an empty tank, then 2/3 of the tank is filled. How many gallons does a full tank hold?
Answer by ikleyn(52856) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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if 24 gallons of water fill    of the tank capacity, then    of the tank capacity is 12 gallons


and the full tank capacity is three times this volume, i.e. 3*12 = 36 gallons.

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