SOLUTION: A gas tank is 3/8 full. It takes 90 gallons to fill the tank. What is the total number of gallons the tank can hold is?

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Question 760117: A gas tank is 3/8 full. It takes 90 gallons to fill the tank. What is the total number of gallons the tank can hold is?
Found 2 solutions by rfer, Alan3354:
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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90/(6/8)=
90*8/6=120 gal

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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A gas tank is 3/8 full. It takes 90 gallons to fill the tank. What is the total number of gallons the tank can hold is?
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90 gallons = 5/8 of the tank
18 gallons = 1/8
Tank = 144 gallons