SOLUTION: When 6 gallons of gasoline are put in your car’s tank, the indicator goes from ¼ of a tank to 5/8 of a tank. Find the total capacity of the gasoline tank.
Algebra ->
Expressions-with-variables
-> SOLUTION: When 6 gallons of gasoline are put in your car’s tank, the indicator goes from ¼ of a tank to 5/8 of a tank. Find the total capacity of the gasoline tank.
Log On
Question 271729: When 6 gallons of gasoline are put in your car’s tank, the indicator goes from ¼ of a tank to 5/8 of a tank. Find the total capacity of the gasoline tank. Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! When 6 gallons of gasoline are put in your car’s tank, the indicator goes from ¼ of a tank to 5/8 of a tank. Find the total capacity of the gasoline tank.
:
Let x = tank capacity x - x = 6
: x - x = 6
: x = 6
:
Multiply both sides by 8
3x = 8(6)
3x = 48
x =
x = 16 gal tank
:
:
Check solution in original equaltion (16) - (16) =
10 - 4 = 6
