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Question 63035: A large bucket holds 3L more than twice as much as a small bucket. It took 2 small buckets and 5 large buckets to fill a 63L tank. How much does a large bucket hold? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A large bucket holds 3L more than twice as much as a small bucket. It took 2 small buckets and 5 large buckets to fill a 63L tank. How much does a large bucket hold?
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Let amount small bucket can hold be "x"L
Then large bucket can hold "2x+3"L
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EQUATION:
2small + 5 large = 63L
2x+5(2x+3)=63
2x+10x+15=63
12x=48
x=4L (amount small bucket can hold)
2x+3=11L (amount large bucket can hold)
Cheers,
Stan H.
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