Question

the container that holds the water for the football team is 1/3 full. after pouring in 13 gallons of water, it is 5/6 full. how many gallons can the container hold?

Answer 1

The container can hold 26 gallons.


1/3 is equal to 2/6
After 13 gallons, it went up to 5/3, meaning it went up by 3/6.
Since you wanna find the total gallons, 6/6, you just multiply 13 by 2 since 3/6 is half the container.

13 x 2 = 26