document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=984921>Question 984921</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Container A and Container B had 50.36 liter of water.After 9.05 liter of water was transferred from container A to B,Container A had thrice as much water as container B.How much water was in container A at first? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #605815 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=605815\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let a = original amt in container A<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let b = original amt in container B<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write an equation for each statement<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Container A and Container B had 50.36 liter of water.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a + b = 50.36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = (50.36-a); use this form for substitution<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "After 9.05 liter of water was transferred from container A to B, Container A had thrice as much water as container B.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a - 9.05 = 3(b + 9.05)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a - 9.05 = 3b + 27.15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 3b + 27.15 + 9.05<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 3b + 36.20<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How much water was in container A at first?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Replace b with (50.36-a)) in the above equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 3(50.36 - a) + 36.2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 151.08 - 3a + 36.2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a + 3a = 151.08 + 36.2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4a = 187.28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 187.28/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 46.82 liters originally </SPAN>\n" );
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