SOLUTION: the container that holds the water for the football team is 1/2 full. after pouring out 3 gallons of water, it is 1/3 full.how many gallons can the container hold?

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Question 538620: the container that holds the water for the football team is 1/2 full. after pouring out 3 gallons of water, it is 1/3 full.how many gallons can the container hold?
Answer by AnlytcPhil(1807) About Me  (Show Source):
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the container that holds the water for the football team is 1/2 full. after pouring out 3 gallons of water, it is 1/3 full.how many gallons can the container hold?
Suppose it holds x gallons.  Then: 

              %28matrix%285%2C1%2CONE%2C+HALF%2C+of%2C+x%2C+gallons%29%29 - %28matrix%282%2C1%2C3%2C+gallons%29%29 = %28matrix%285%2C1%2CONE%2C+THIRD%2C+of%2C+x%2C+gallons%29%29


                         1%2F2x - 3 = 1%2F3x

Solve that and get 18 gallons.

Edwin