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The container that holds the water for the football team is 2/5 full. After pouring in 8 gallons of water, it is 2/3 full. How many gallons can the container hold?

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Answer:

  30 gallons

Step-by-step explanation:

Let c represent the capacity of the container. Then we have ...

  2/5c + 8 = 2/3c

Multiplying by 15 clears the fractions:

  6c +120 = 10c

  120 = 4c . . . . . . . . subtract 6c

  30 = c . . . . . . . . . . divide by 4

The container can hold 30 gallons.

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Additional comment

Often, you are told to "clear fractions" first when solving equations that involve them. Here, you can work directly with the fractions, if you like.

  8 = (2/3c) -(2/5c) = 4/15c . . . . . find the difference of the fractions

  8(15/4) = c = 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . multiply by its inverse

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