a large tank is half full of petrol. after another 300l of fuel is drained out the tank is now foudn to be 1/3 full. How much does the tank hold when it is full. write an alegebraic equation

Question

a large tank is half full of petrol. after another 300l of fuel is drained out the tank is now found to be 1/3 full. How much does the tank hold when it is full. write an alegebraic equation to solve this problem

Answer 1

X/2 -300 = x/3

X/2 - x/3 = 300

(3-2)x/6 =300

X=1800 li