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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Algebra.Com's Answer #357923 by lwsshak3(11628)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 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. \n" ); document.write( "what were the amounts in a and b to start? \n" ); document.write( "** \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 \n" ); document.write( ".. \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 \n" ); document.write( " |