Fuel volume

1/2 of a tank is filled with oil when 36 liters are removed, and the remaining oil fills 1/10 of the tank. What fraction of the total is the amount of oil removed?

Final Answer:

x =  2/5

Step-by-step explanation:

1/2x=1/10  10x=4  x=104=0.4  x=52=0.4



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