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Question 196686This question is from textbook Algebra and Trigonometry
: A car's gas tank held x gallons of gas before the trip. The trip consumed three quarters of the gas in the tank, but 10 gallons of gas were added after the trip. How much gas is now in the tank? This question is from textbook Algebra and Trigonometry

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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A car's gas tank held x gallons of gas before the trip.
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The trip consumed three quarters of the gas in the tank,
He now has (1/4)x gallons in the tank

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but 10 gallons of gas were added after the trip.
He now has (1/4)x + 10 gallons of gas in the tank.
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How much gas is now in the tank?
(1/4)x + 10 gallons
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Cheers,
Stan H.