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Question 715541: a large holding tank was three tenths filled.a worker then added two fifth of tank.after adding two fiths of, the tank contained 1,400 gallon.how many gallons will this tank contain when filled capacity Answer by mananth(16949) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! let capacity of tank be x
(3/10)x +(2/5)x = 1400
LCD is 10
multiply equation by 10
3x+4x=1400*10
7x=14000
/7
x= 2000 gallons -the capacity of tank
