jesus needs to calculate the size of two new water tanks the

jesus needs to calculate the size of two new water tanks the two tanks must have a total capacity of 1350 gallons. if one tank is three times as large as the other what is the capacity of each tank

Solution

Let, x be capacity of larger tank and y of smaller tank

x+y=1350

x=3y

So,

x+y=3y+y=4y=1350

Giving

y=337.5 gallons

x=3y=1012.5