Question

A fish fank was 3/4 full, and then 1/3 of the water leaked out,

5) How full was the fish tank after the water leaked out?
6) If there was 20 gallons of water left in the fish tank after the water leaked out,
how many gallons of water does the fish tank hold when it is full?

Answer 1

5/12 When the water leaked out.

48 Gallons when full.

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Answer 2

5) It was 5/12 of the way full

6) It holds 48 gallons.

Explanation:

For #5, you can simply find the lowest common denominator, which was 12, so you would multiply 3/4 by 3/3 and 1/3 by 4/4, giving you 9/12 and 4/12. Next you would subtract 4 from 9 and get the answer 5/12.

For #6 you can set up the problem as a ratio, 5/12 and 20/x, and then cross multiply, getting the equation 5x = 240. Then divide by 5 and you get the answer 48.

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