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The container that holds the water for the football team is 7/10 full. after pouring out 3 gallons of water, it is 1/2 full. how many gallons can the container hold?

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Hello!

So you figure that 7/10-5/10=2/10 that leave you with 1/5 left over. So if you take that into effect, all you have to do it multiply those 3 gallons by 5. Which gives you 15. So, your answer would be 15 gallons.

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