Question

An oil tank with a capacity of 200 gallons contains 50m gallons of oil. Find the ratio of number of gallons of oil in

the tank to its capacity.​

Answer 1

Answer:

When 200 gallons of oil were removed from a tank, the volume of oil left in the tank was of the tank's capacity. What was the tank’s capacity?

(1) Before the 200 gallons were removed, the volume of oil in the tank was of the tank's capacity.

(2) After the 200 gallons were removed, the volume of the oil left in the tank was 1,600 gallons less than the tank's capacity.