Question

A farmer estimated that there were 25 gallons of water left in a tank. If this is an underestimate by 16%, how much water was actually in the tank?

Answer 1

Explanation:

29.8

Answer 2

The actual water in the tank is 29.76 gallons.

Explanation:

It is given that the farmer estimated amount of water is 25 gallons.

It is also given that he underestimate the water in tank by 16%.

Let the actual water in tank be x.

`(1-(16)/(100))x=25`

`((100-16)/(100))x=25`

`84x=25* 100`

`x=(2500)/(84)`

`x=29.7619`

`x\approx 29.76`

Therefore the actual water in the tank is 29.76 gallons.