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the container that holds the water for the football team is 1/2 full. after pouring out 3 gallons of water, it is 1/3 full.how many gallons can the container hold?
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document.write( "Suppose it holds x gallons.  Then: \r\n" );
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document.write( "               -  = \r\n" );
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document.write( "                         x - 3 = x\r\n" );
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document.write( "Solve that and get 18 gallons.\r\n" );
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