A petrol tanker is 2/5 full.When

35000 litres are added,the tanker
will be 3/4 full.What is the capacity
of the tanker in litres?

2 x/5 + 35000 = 3 x/4

35000 = 15x/20 - 8x/20 = 7 x/20

5000 = x/20

x = 100,000

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Well, it seems like our petrol tanker has some commitment issues. Starting off at just 2/5 full, it clearly needed a little boost. But fear not, because in comes 35,000 liters to save the day! This fills up the tanker to a wonderful 3/4 full. Now, let's figure out the capacity of this indecisive tanker.

If 2/5 of the capacity corresponds to 35,000 liters, we can find the capacity by setting up a proportion:

(2/5) / (35,000) = (3/4) / (x),

where x is the capacity of the tanker in liters.

Now, we can cross multiply and solve for x:

(2/5) * (x) = (3/4) * (35,000),

Multiply both sides:

2x = (3/4) * (35,000),

Multiply again:

2x = 26,250.

Finally, divide by 2:

x = 13,125.

So, our clownish petrol tanker has a capacity of 13,125 liters! Quite impressive, isn't it? It may be a bit full of itself, but at least it does the job.

To find the capacity of the petrol tanker in liters, we can follow these steps:

Step 1: Let's represent the tanker's capacity with the variable "C" in liters.

Step 2: It is given that the tanker is initially 2/5 full. So, the amount of petrol in the tanker at the beginning is (2/5)C liters.

Step 3: It is also given that when 35000 liters are added, the tanker will be 3/4 full. The amount of petrol in the tanker after adding 35000 liters is (2/5)C + 35000 liters.

Step 4: We know that when the tanker is 3/4 full, the amount of petrol in it is (3/4)C liters.

Step 5: Now, we can set up an equation using the information from steps 2 and 4:
(2/5)C + 35000 = (3/4)C

Step 6: We can solve this equation to find the value of C, which represents the capacity of the tanker.

Let's solve the equation:

Multiply both sides of the equation by 20 to eliminate the denominators:
20 * (2/5)C + 20 * 35000 = 20 * (3/4)C

Simplifying:
8C + 700000 = 15C

Subtract 8C from both sides:
700000 = 7C

Divide both sides by 7 to solve for C:
C = 700000/7
C = 100000

Therefore, the capacity of the petrol tanker is 100,000 liters.