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there were 62 liters of water in container a and 10 liters of water in container b after an equal amount of water was poured into each of the containers the amount of water in container a became 3 times as much as the amount of water in container b how much water was poured into each of the 2 containers

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Answer:

  • 16 liters

Step-by-step explanation:

Added water amount is x.

Container a:

  • 62 l + x

Container b:

  • 10 l + x

We get equation, and solve for x:

  • 62 + x = 3(10 + x)
  • 62 + x = 30 + 3x
  • 3x - x = 62 - 30
  • 2x = 32
  • x = 16

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