The container that holds the water for the football team is 4/9 full. After pouring in 4 gallons of water, it is 2/3 full. How many gallons can the container hold?

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asked Jul 7, 2020 160k views

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Joelnb · Answer 1 · 2020-07-12T16:10:11+0000

Answer: 18 gallons.

Explanation:

Let's call the total gallons that the container can hold x.

Then, based on the information given in the problem, you can write the following expression:

(4)/(9)x+4=(2)/(3)x

Now, you must solve for x, as you can see below. Therefore, you obtain the following result:

$(4)/(9)x+4=(2)/(3)x\\\\4=(2)/(3)x-(4)/(9)x\\\\4=(2)/(9)x\\\\4*9=2x\\\\36=2x\\\\x=18\ gallons$