SOLUTION: Hi there is some water in 2 tanks A and B. The ratio of thd volume of water in tank A to tank B is 4:3. 0.8 litres of water is added and fills tank A completely. There is now t

Question 1101542: Hi
there is some water in 2 tanks A and B. The ratio of thd volume of water in tank A to tank B is 4:3.
0.8 litres of water is added and fills tank A completely. There is now twice as much water in A than in B. The total volume of tank A is 1/4 the total volume of B when it is filled to the brim. How much more water is needed to fill B to its brim.
thanks
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the total volume of tank B
= the total volume of tank A
Let = volume of water initially in tank A
Let = volume of water initially in tank B
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and

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8.4 liters of water is needed
to fill B to the brim
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