SOLUTION: Hi 10 pails of water can fill 7/11 of a tank. Another 5 pails and 8 jugs are needed to fill tank to the brim. How many jugs of water are needed to fill the empty tank completely.

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10 pails of water can fill 7/11 of a tank. Another 5 pails and 8 jugs are needed to fill tank to the brim. How many jugs of water are needed to fill the empty tank completely.
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Answer by ikleyn(52847)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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10 pails of water can fill 7/11 of a tank.
Another 5 pails and 8 jugs are needed to fill tank to the brim.
How many jugs of water are needed to fill the empty tank completely.
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10 pails of water fill 7/11 of the tank.


Adding another 5 pails of water fill   =  =  of the tank.


So,  8 jugs of water fill   of the tank.


Hence,  8*22 = 176 jugs are needed to fill the tank, in full.    ANSWER

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