SOLUTION: Tank A contained 4 times as much water as Tank B. After 1 litre 485 millilitres of water were poured from Tank A to Tank B, both tanks contained an equal volume of water. How much

Question 1148829: Tank A contained 4 times as much water as Tank B. After 1 litre 485 millilitres of water were poured from Tank A to Tank B, both tanks contained an equal volume of water. How much water did each tank contain in the end? Please give your answer in litres and millilitres.
Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Let x be the initial volume of water in Tank B.

Then initial volume in Tank A was 4x.


The equation is


    4x - 1.485 = x + 1.485       liters

    3x = 1.485 + 1.485 = 2.970   liters

     x = 2.970/3  = 0.99         liters


ANSWER. At the end, tank A contained  4x-1.485 = 4*0.99-1.485 = 2.475 liters = 2 liters and 475 milliliters.


         At the end, tank B contained  the SAME amount of water, as tank A contained at the end, i.e. 2 liters and 475 milliliters.

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