Question 611575: A tank is 3/8 full of water. If 100liters more of water is needed to fill it up, how many liters of water can the tank hold. Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A tank is 3/8 full of water. If 100liters more of water is needed to fill it up, how many liters of water can the tank hold.
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5/8 of the tank is empty.
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Let the tank capacity be "x":
Solve:
(5/8)x = 100 liters
x = (8/5)100
x = 160 liters
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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