The container that holds the water for the football team is 1 10 full. After pouring in 11 gallons of water, it is 3 5 full. How many gallons can the container hold?

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Yogeesh Seralathan · Answer 1 · 2018-02-06T15:31:26+0000

I'm assuming that 110 means one tenth and 3 5 is three fifths.
x - volume of container
.10 x + 11 gallons = .60 x
11 gallons = .50x
x = 22 gallons