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25 February, 13:48

two barrels contain equal quantities of honey from one barrel 37 gallons of Honey or drone from the other Barrel 7 gallons of Honey are drawn the quantity remaining in Winnsboro is now seven times that remaining in the other Barrel how much did each Barrel contain at first

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  1. 25 February, 14:41
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    Answer: At the start, each barrel has the same amount of honey, so:

    Barrel 1 has X gallons

    Barrel 2 has X gallons.

    from 1, they extract 37 gallos, and from 2 they extract 7 gallons, so now:

    Barrel 1 has X - 37

    Barrel 2 has X - 7

    and now, the quantity in the Barrel 2 is seven times the quantity in the barrel 1, so:

    X - 7 = 7 * (X - 37)

    we need to find X.

    X - 7 = 7*X - 37*7 = 7*X - 259

    X - 7*X = 7 - 259

    -6*X = - 252

    X = 252/6 = 42

    So at the start, each barrel has 42 gallons of honey.
  2. 25 February, 17:19
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    308 gallons 37 plus 7 times7
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