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Question

A tank is 4/5 full of water. 40 pounds more water is used to fill the tank completely. How much is the capacity of the tank in pounds?

Answer 1

Hi! To find the capacity of the tank that is remaining, we would subtract 4/5 from 1 (1 would represent the whole tank).

1 - 4/5 = 1/5

We need to fill up the remaining 1/5 of the tank.

To find the total capacity of the tank in pounds, we would divide the pounds needed (40) by 1/5.

40 / (1/5) = 40 * 5 = 200 pounds

The capacity of the tank is 200 lbs.