document.write( "Question 1057364: Carlos's gas tank is 1/2 full. After he buys 8 gallons of gas, it is 5/6 full. How many gallons can Carlos's tank hold? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "Carlos's gas tank is 1/2 full. After he buys 8 gallons of gas, it is 5/6 full. How many gallons can Carlos's tank hold?
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Let amount when full be F
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document.write( "Then we get: 
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document.write( "3F + 48 = 5F -------Multiplying by LCD, 6
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document.write( "48 = 5F - 3F
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document.write( "48 = 2F
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document.write( "F, or amount when full =  \n" );
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