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1. Water/Wastewater Treatment Two tanks must have a total capacity of
400 gallons. If one tank needs to be twice the size of the other, how many
gallons should each tank hold?

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Answer:

Below.

Explanation:

3x=400

x=400/3 or 133.33

2x= 266.66

Therefore, the tanks must have sizes, 133.33 and 266.66 gallons!

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