SOLUTION: If a car starts out with 1/3 tank of gas and 10 gallons were added to put the tank at 3/4 how many more gallons would it take to fill the car up?

Question 646247: If a car starts out with 1/3 tank of gas and 10 gallons were added to put the tank at 3/4 how many more gallons would it take to fill the car up?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the number of gallons
to fill the tank
The car starts with

Multiply both sides by

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The tank is 3/4 full, so 1/4 of a tank will fill it

6 more gallons will fill the tank

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