SOLUTION: Wang put 3 times as much water in Tank A as Tank B. If he were to transfer 50 ml of water from tank B to tank A, he would have 5 times as much water in Tank A as Tank B. How much

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Question 938038: Wang put 3 times as much water in Tank A as Tank B.
If he were to transfer 50 ml of water from tank B to tank A, he would have 5 times as much water in Tank A as Tank B.
How much water was there in Tank A?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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v, volume initially in tank B.
3v, volume initially in tank A.

Transfer 50 ml. from B into A.
3v%2B50 now in tank A
and
v-50 now in tank B

The description for this transfer result means
highlight%283v%2B50=5%28v-50%29%29

Solve and evaluate 3v.