Question

Gerald paid 12.60 for tank of gas how many gallons did he buy?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Can you tell me how much it costs to get gas?

Answer 2

Gerald bought
`(12.60)/(x)` gallons of gas.

Explanation:

In order to answer this question we have to make the following assumptions:

Let the cost of gas be x dollars per gallon.

Total money paid by Gerald = $12.60

Mount of gas bought =

Formula:

`\text{Amount of gas bought} = \displaystyle\frac{\text{Total cost}}{\text{Cost per unit}}`

`\text{Amount of gas bought} = \displaystyle(12.60)/(x)`

Thus, Gerald bought
`(12.60)/(x)` gallons of gas.

The amount totally depends on the unit cost of gas. For different rate different amount of gas could be bought in $12.60.