document.write( "Question 573710: Tank a contains 23 liters of water and tank b contains 1 liter of water. how many liters of water must be poured from tank a to tank b so that tank b will contain exactly one third of the amount of water remaing in tank a \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #368841 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let $\"+a+\"$ = liters removed from tank a
\n" ); document.write( "and added to tank b
\n" ); document.write( "given:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%281%2F3%29%2A%28+23+-+a+%29+=+1+%2B+a+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+23+-+a+=+3%2A%28+1+%2B+a+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+23+-+a+=+3+%2B+3a+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+4a+=+20+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+a+=+5+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "5 liters must be removed from tank a and poured into tank b
\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+23+-+5+=+18+\"$ ( left in a )
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+1+%2B+5+=+6+\"$ ( put in b )
\n" ); document.write( "Tank b now has 1/3 the water in tank a \n" ); document.write( "

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