document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=827135>Question 827135</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi I am having trouble with these two maths questions. It would be great if you could send me the working out!! \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Two tanks contain equal amounts of water. They are connected by a pipe and 3000 liters of water is pumped from one tank to the other. One tank then contains 6 times as much as water as the other. How many liters of water did each tank contain originally? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A 120 page book has p lines to a page. If the number of lines were reduced by 3 on each page the number of pages would need to be increased by 20 to give the same amount of writing space. How many lines were there on the page originally? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #498469 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=498469\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let p = amount of water initially in each tank.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3000 gallons pumped from one tank to the other.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Say, left tank has p+3000 gallons; right tank has p-3000 gallons.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Understand that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=p%2B3000%3Ep-3000 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"p%2B3000%3Ep-3000\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Left tank has six times the water that right tank has:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28p%2B3000=6%28p-3000%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28p%2B3000=6%28p-3000%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you understand all that, then you are now fine.  Solve for p. </SPAN>\n" );
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