tehmatriks said:Homework Statement
A tank was 3/4 full of oil. 100 litres of oil were then used. If it was then 2/3 full, how many litres does the tank hold when full
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umm, I am not even sure how to get started, i know that 3/4 = 75% and 2/3 = 66.6%
but can't quite wrap my head around it. so yea, i need some help, thanks in advance
As stated, this isn't much help. Your equation above says that 3/4 - 2/3 = 100L, which isn't true.accystan said:Hi:
The difference between a tank that is 3/4 full and a tank that is 2/3 full is 100 litres. The word "difference" implies 'subtract'. So if (3/4 - 2/3) = 100l, what is the volume of the whole tank?
Mark44 said:As stated, this isn't much help. Your equation above says that 3/4 - 2/3 = 100L, which isn't true.
accystan said:I'm not sure why you're saying this is not true. Can you explain why?
Continuing...
If 3/4 - 2/3 = 100 l.
then 1/12 = 100 l.
and tank capacity is 1200 l.
accystan said:I'm not sure why you're saying this is not true. Can you explain why?
Continuing...
If 3/4 - 2/3 = 100 l.
then 1/12 = 100 l.
and tank capacity is 1200 l.
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