The container that holds the water for the football team is 23 full. After pouring out 2 gallons of water, it is 12 full. How many gallons can the container hold?
let full be f and gallons be g 23f-2g=12f 2g=23f-12f 2g=11f g=5.5f note 23f is when it is full and x is the number of gallons the container can hold. g=5.5f xg=23f x=46÷11 ∴x approximately is 4.9