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Two balloons, Balloon A and Balloon B, have a total volume of 3/5 gallon. Balloon A has a greater volume than Balloon B. The difference of their volumes is 1/5 gallon. Write and solve a a system of equations using elimination to find the volume of each balloon.

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Answer: Balloon A has 2/5 gallon and
Balloon
B has 1/5.
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User MegaRoks
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Answer: Balloon A has 2/5 gallon and Balloon
B has 1/5.

Explanation:
Balloon A=C
Balloon B=D
d+1/5=3/5
Move 1/5 over and subtract that from 3/5 and
vou det 7/5
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User Eldrad
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