A small pool filled only with water will require an additional 300 gallons of water in order to be ...

A small pool filled only with water will require an additional 300 gallons of water in order to be filled to 80% of its capacity. If pumping in these additional 300 gallons of water will increase the amount of water in the pool by 40%, what is the total capacity of the pool in gallons?

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Answer/Solution

1312.5

Steps/Work

300 gallons of water increases capacity by 40% that means
40% is 300 gallons, so 100% would be = 300*100/40= 750 gallons
Now 750 +300 gallons is 80% capacity of tank.
so 100% capacity would be= 1050 *100/80= 1312.5
B is the answer

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A small pool filled only with water will require an additional gallons of water in order to be filled to % of its capacity. If pumping in these additional gallons of water will increase the amount of water in the pool by %, what is the total capacity of the pool in gallons?

Calculated Answer

1312.5

Step by Step Solution

In order to solve problem, you must evaluate (n0 + (n0 * 100) / n3) / (n1 / 100).

n0 =300
n1 =80
n2 =300
n3 =40