document.write( "Question 1196703: The container that holds the water for the football team is 7/10 full. After pouring out 5 gallons of water, it is 1/2 full. How many gallons can the container hold?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #829656 by math_tutor2020(3817) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "The container is 7/10 full \n" ); document.write( "Meaning we can represent this with 7 shaded slices out of 10 total \n" ); document.write( " \r\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Take away 2 of those slices to get 5/10 full, aka 1/2 full. \n" ); document.write( " ![]() \n" ); document.write( "Those 2 blue slices taken away represent 5 gallons poured out. \n" ); document.write( "So each slice represents 5/2 = 2.5 gallons\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "10 total slices is 10*2.5 = 25 gallons which is the full capacity of the container.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Answer: 25 gallons \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |