40 pounds of liquid most of the liquid fits into 5 beakers the remaining liquid fills a third of the six Beaker how many pounds of liquid is in one full beaker

Question

How to put the numbers in the fraction and come up with the answer

Answer 1

Let C = the capacity of one beaker (in lbs).

 

Since five beakers were completely filled and one-third of a beaker was filled, then...

 

5C + C/3 = 40.

 

Solve for C.