There are two containers of milk. there is twice as much milk in the first container as in the second. after using 2 gal. of milk from the second container and 3 gal. of milk from the first container, the second container had 4.5 times less milk than the first. how many gallons of milk were in both containers originally?

Let us say that:

V1 = initial gallons in first container

V2 = initial gallons in second container

From the problem statement, we can create the equations:

V1 = 2 V2

V1 – 3 = 4.5 (V2 – 2)

Combining the two:

2 V2 – 3 = 4.5 (V2 – 2)

2 V2 – 3 = 4.5 V2 – 9

2.5 V2 = 6

V2 = 2.4 gallons

V1 = 2 V2 = 4.8 gallons

So there are 4.8 gallons in the 1st container while 2.4 gallons in the 2nd container.

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if she's saving for six months, let's divide the total number we need for the trip by six, dividing it into the amount that needs to be saved for each month.

500 ÷ 6 =

she needs to save at least this amount each month, so we should use this symbol: ≥

let x be the amount she saves each month.

your final answer is x ≥

hope this !