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The container that holds the water for the football team is
1/10 full.
After pouring in 12 gallons of water, it is 1/2 full.
How many gallons can the
container hold.

The container that holds the water for the football team is 110 full After pouring in 12 gallons of water it is 12 full How many gallons can the container hold class=

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Answer:

30 Gallons

Step-by-step explanation:

Okay so you need to start by making an equation for yourself. Since the container starts at 1/10 of the total, you want to start by saying 1/10x. Then you add 12 gallons of water to make it half full. So 1/10x + 12 = 1/2x where x is the total amount that can fit in the container.

1/10x + 12 = 1/2x (Move your x's to the same side.)

12 = 1/2x - 1/10x (Find a common denominator.)

12 = 5/10x - 1/10x (Simplify/)

12 = 4/10x (Multiply both sides by 10; your demoninator)

120 = 4x (Divide)

x = 30

Your container holds 30 gallons.

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