SOLUTION: Alonzo's gas tank is 3/10 full. After he buys 10 gallons of gas, it is 4/5 full. How many gallons can Alonzo's tank hold?
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Question 276702: Alonzo's gas tank is 3/10 full. After he buys 10 gallons of gas, it is 4/5 full. How many gallons can Alonzo's tank hold?
Answer by jojo14344(1513) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let's illustrate the tank to help us in the problem:
----> "+" 10 gal --->
Putting the scenario into equation:
, Answer (full tank)
Check:
1st scenario
() full =
2nd scenario: added 10 gal:
-->
Thank you,
Jojo
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