document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=380437>Question 380437</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A truck has a full tank of gas. It uses 1/3 of the gas on the first part of the journey, 10 gallons on the second journey, and 9 gallons on the third part of the journey.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are 13 gallons left in the tank at the end. How many gallons does a full tank hold?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the answer is 48  but  I don't know how to solve it Please Help! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #269996 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=269996\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> After the first third of the car's gas has been used, we see that there are 10+9+13 = 32 gallons left.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, 32 = (2/3)x where x is the number of gallons in a full tank. Multiplying by 3/2, we get x = 48 gallons. </SPAN>\n" );
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