Question

Two pails contained a total of 21.8 liters of water. After 0.36 liters of water is poured from the small pail into the big pail, the amount of water in the big pail is 9 times that in the small pail. How much water was in each pail at first?

Answer 1

Answer:

19.26 L

Step-by-step explanation:

Let water contained in small pail be X L

Then water contained in big pail =(21.8-X) L

Water in small pail after 0.36 L water poured out=X-0.36

Water in big pail after 0.36 L water poured in=21.8-X+0.36=22.16-X L

9(X-0.36)=22.16-X

9X—3.24=22.16-X

9X+X=22.16+3.24=25.4

X=25.4/10=2.54

Quantity of water in small pail at first=2.54 L

Quantity of water in small pail at first=21.8 - 2.54=19.26 L