Q. An aquarium owns 5 identical tanks. All together, the tanks can hold 61.7 gallons of water. How much water can each tank hold?____ gallons
Identify capacity and tanks: Step 1: Identify total water capacity and number of tanks.Total water capacity: 61.7 gallons,Number of tanks: 5.We need to divide the total capacity by the number of tanks to find out how much each tank holds.Calculation: 61.7÷5=12.34 gallons per tank.
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