Question

The first container of milk contains twice as much milk as the second container and the 3 gallons of milk from the first container, the first container has 4.5 times as much milk as the second. How many gallons of milk were in each container originally?

Answer 1

Answer:

There are $4.58$ gallons of milk in each container.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

$1$st container has $2x$ gal.

$2$nd container has $x$ gal.

To calculate the number of gallons

$2x - 3 = x-2 + 4.5(x-2)$

$2x - 3 = 5.5x - 11$

$-3.5x = -8$

$x = 2.29$ gal.

$2x = 4.58$ gal.  

Hence, there are $4.58$ gallons of milk in each container originally.

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