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Roslyn has two containers of water for a camping trip. One container holds 2 times as much as the other. The total amount of water is 27 gallons. How much water is in each container?

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x + 2x = 27

3x = 27

27/3 = 9

x=9

2*9 = 18

18+9 =27

so one container is 9 gallons and the second container is 18 gallons

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