a tank and a pail contain a total of 5,136 milliliters of water. jacob pours 314 milliliters of waster from the pail into the tank. the amount of water in the tank is now 7 times what is left in the pail. how much water was in the pail at first?

Question

a tank and a pail contain a total of 5,136 milliliters of water.  jacob pours 314 milliliters of waster from the pail into the tank.  the amount of water in the tank is now 7 times what is left in the pail.  how much water was in the pail at first?

Reiny · Accepted Answer

amount in tank --- x ml amount in pail ----- (5136 - x) ml follow a similar procedure to the one I just showed in your previous post. Show me your work.

Anonymous · Answer

962.25 ml

Jane · Answer

Pail + Tank = 5136+8(314) = 7648 7648/8 = 956ml Pail has 956ml water at first Check: 956 - 314 = 642 642*7 = 4494 4494+642 = 5136 → correct!