Question

A state park has two pools. The olympic size pool holds 8.12 x
gallons of water and the smaller pool holds 5.27 x
gallons of water. What is the combined capacity of the pools?
Responses

Answer 1

To find the combined capacity of the two pools, you need to add their individual capacities together. Here’s how you can do that:

1. **Capacity of the Olympic-sized pool**: 8.12x gallons
2. **Capacity of the smaller pool**: 5.27x gallons

Now, add them together:

\[
\text{Combined capacity} = 8.12x + 5.27x
\]

Combine like terms:

\[
\text{Combined capacity} = (8.12 + 5.27)x = 13.39x
\]

Thus, the combined capacity of the pools is **13.39x gallons**.