Question

The container that holds the water for the football team is 1/4 full. After pouring in 10 gallons of water, it is 2/3 full. How many gallons can the container hold?

Answer 1

`x =24`

Explanation:

From the question we are told that

Amount of water 1/4x

Gallons added 10

Amount of water after addition 2/3x

Where x is a full container

Generally the parameters above gives the equation

`(1)/(4)x +10=(2)/(3)x`

Therefore

`(1)/(4)x -(2)/(3)x =-10`

`-(5)/(12)x =-10`

`x =(-10)/(-(5)/(12))`

`x =24`

Therefore the container can hold 24 gallons of water