document.write( "Question 549605: container A contains 3 times as much water as container b. if you pour 1.25 quarts from a to b. now container a has only twice as much water than b.\r
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container A contains 3 times as much water as container b. if you pour 1.25 quarts from a to b. now container a has only twice as much water than b.
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\n" ); document.write( "let x=quarts of water in container b to start
\n" ); document.write( "3x =quarts of water in container a to start
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\n" ); document.write( "3x-1.25=2(x+1.25)
\n" ); document.write( "3x-1.25=2x+2.5
\n" ); document.write( "x=2.5+.125=3.75
\n" ); document.write( "3x=3*3.75=11.25
\n" ); document.write( "ans:
\n" ); document.write( "quarts of water in container b to start=3.75 quarts
\n" ); document.write( "quarts of water in container a to start=11.25 quarts
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