SOLUTION: My car holds 12 gallons of gas. My trip took a 1/4 of the tank. How much is left over? How do I solve this?

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Question 308377: My car holds 12 gallons of gas. My trip took a 1/4 of the tank. How much is left over?
How do I solve this?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let G be the number of gallons in the tank.
You started with 12.
You used (1/4) of the tank or (1/4)(12).
How much is left in the tank.
G=12-%281%2F4%2912