SOLUTION: two tanks hold a toatl of 45 gallons of toxic solvent. One tank holds 6 galoons more than twice the amount in the other. how many gallons does each tank hold.

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Question 325326: two tanks hold a toatl of 45 gallons of toxic solvent. One tank holds 6 galoons more than twice the amount in the other. how many gallons does each tank hold.
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let one tank hold x gallons
the other tank hold 2x+6 gallons
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together they hold 45 gallons
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x+2x+6=45
3x+6=45
add-6 to both sides
3x+6-6=45-6
3x=39
x= 39/3
x=13 gallons
the other tank will hold 45-13= 32 gallons