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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "        The solution in the post by @mananth is written incorrectly,
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document.write( "let volume of container be  x\r\n" );
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document.write( "First condition\r\n" );
document.write( "When 3/5 of the water was poured into a fish tank, the tank was 1/4 full. \r\n" );
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document.write( "(3/5) x   = (1/4)y\r\n" );
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document.write( "y = (3/5)(4/1) x  = (12/5)x\r\n" );
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document.write( "If the capacity of the tank was 1400 cm^3 more than the container\r\n" );
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document.write( "x + 1400 = y            <<<---===   ! ! !   It is the CORRECT setup equation,\r\n" );
document.write( "                                            in distinction from that by @mananth\r\n" );
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document.write( "x + 1400 = (12/5)x\r\n" );
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document.write( "multiply equation by 5\r\n" );
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document.write( "5x + 7000 = 12x\r\n" );
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document.write( "7000 = 12x - 5x = 7x\r\n" );
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document.write( "x = 7000/7 = 1000\r\n" );
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document.write( "The volume of the container is 1000  cm^3.    \r\n" );
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