SOLUTION: Waste disposal, A waste disposal tank buried in the ground holds 15 gallons less than four times what a tank mounted on a truck holds. choose a variable to represent the number of

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Question 443273: Waste disposal, A waste disposal tank buried in the ground holds 15 gallons less than four times what a tank mounted on a truck holds. choose a variable to represent the number of galloons that one type of tank holds then write an algebraic expression that represents the number of gallons the other tank holds.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x = gallons in underground tank
The tank on the truck holds:
+x+%2B+15+ gallons