
I don’t quite get the sentence on “Tank B has 7litres more than twice of Tank C”. Anyone can help with this question?
I don’t quite get the sentence on “Tank B has 7litres more than twice of Tank C”. Anyone can help with this question?
Since Tank C has the smallest amount of water, let u be the amount of water in Tank C.
Tank C [u]
Tank B [u][u][7]
Tank A [u][u][7][u][u][7]
Total = 147
From the model diagram,
7u + 21 = 147
u = 126/7 = 18
Hence Tank A has 4u+14 = 4(18)+14 = 86 litres
Suppose Tank C has u litres. Then Tank B has 7 + 2u (7 more than twice of Tank C). And Tank A has twice of B so it has 14 + 4u. Total is 21 + 7u = 147. So u = (147 - 21)/7 = 18 So May poured 14 + 4 x 18 = 86 litres into Tank A. If you prefer block diagrams, you can draw this: C: [u] B: [u][u][7] A: [u][u][7][u][u][7]
Thank you! I got it!