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A plastic tub has a capacity of 13.5 quarts. It can hold 3 times as much as a pail. The pail can hold twice as much liquid as a can. Find the capacity of the pail and that of the can in quarts

Answer» CAPACITY of tub = 13.5 quarts

Tub can HOLD three TIMES as much as a PAIL.
capacity of pail = \frac{13.5}{3}=4.5\ quarts

The pail can hold twice as much LIQUID as a can.
capacity of can = \frac{4.5}{2}=2.25\ quarts


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