Question 1203963
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x = capacity, in gallons, of each container 
Each container is 5/8 full, so (5/8)x represents how much orange juice is in each container.


Four such containers would have a total of 4*(5/8)x = (20/8)x = (5/2)x gallons of juice.


If Lola's claim is correct, then we'll form the equation below in which we can solve for x.


(5/2)x = 2 & 1/2
(5/2)x = 2 + (1/2)
(5/2)x = (4/2) + (1/2)
(5/2)x = 5/2
x = (5/2)*(2/5)
x = 1
Therefore, each container has a capacity of 1 gallon.
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