The container that holds the water for the football team is 2/5 full. After pouring in 8 gallons of water, it is 2/3 full. How many gallons can the container hold?

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  30 gallons

Step-by-step explanation:

Let c represent the capacity of the container. Then we have ...

  2/5c + 8 = 2/3c

Multiplying by 15 clears the fractions:

  6c +120 = 10c

  120 = 4c . . . . . . . . subtract 6c

  30 = c . . . . . . . . . . divide by 4

The container can hold 30 gallons.

Additional comment

Often, you are told to "clear fractions" first when solving equations that involve them. Here, you can work directly with the fractions, if you like.

  8 = (2/3c) -(2/5c) = 4/15c . . . . . find the difference of the fractions

  8(15/4) = c = 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . multiply by its inverse

this story was prepared by jim

mccullaugh in los angeles and

al stewart in new york.

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step-by-step explanation:

the ratio of balloons to tables is 5: 2 and the constant variation is 5.

the equation is y=5x