Question

Jack purchases 12 gallons of gas on Monday. He uses 2/3

of the amount purchased commuting to and from work during the week and an additional 2 gallons running errands. How many gallons of gas does John use for work and errands?

Answer 1

Answer: the answer is 10

Explanation:

Answer 2

Gallons of gas use for work and errands is 10.

Explanation:

Given:

Jack purchases 12 gallons of gas on Monday. He uses 2/3 of the amount purchased commuting to and from work during the week and an additional 2 gallons running errands.

So, to find the gallons of gas Jack use for work and errands:

Now, to get the amount of gas used to and from work during the week

`=(2)/(3)of12`

`=(2)/(3)* 12`

`=(24)/(3)=8\ gallons`.

Additional 2 gallons of gas running errands.

Now, total gallons of gas use for work and errands = 8 gallons + 2 gallons

= 10 gallons.

Therefore, gallons of gas use for work and errands is 10.