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Jim removed 27 gallons of water from a rainwater storage tank. There are 59 gallons left in the tank. What equation can Jim use to find how much water was in the tank earlier? Use x to represent the amount
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Jim removed 27 gallons of water from a rainwater storage tank. There are 59 gallons left in the tank. What equation can Jim use to find how much water was in the tank earlier? Use x to represent the amount of water originally in the tank.

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Answer: X = 86 gallons

Explanation:

X-27=59

X=59+27

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