SOLUTION: If a gas tank can hold 30 gallons, how many gallons does it contain when it is three-fifths full?

SOLUTION: If a gas tank can hold 30 gallons, how many gallons does it contain when it is three-fifths full?

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Question 745274: If a gas tank can hold 30 gallons, how many gallons does it contain when it is three-fifths full?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3/5 of 30 = (3/5)*30

3/5 of 30 = (3*30)/5

3/5 of 30 = 90/5

3/5 of 30 = 18

So when the tank is 3/5 full, there are 18 gallons in the tank.
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