Question

A car can hold gallons of fuel. It contains gallons of fuel. How much more fuel is needed to fill the car?

Answer 1

Question:

A car’s gas tank can hold 11 9/10 gallons of gasoline. It contains 8 3/4 gallons of gasoline. How much more gasoline is needed to fill the tank?

Answer:

`5(3)/(20)` more gasoline is needed to fill the tank?

Explanation:

Given:

Capacity of the car tank = 11 9/10

Quantity of fuel already present = 8 3/4

To Find:

Quantity needed to fill the tank = ?

Solution:Let the quantity of the gasoline needed to fill the tank be x

Then

x = total capacity of the tank - quantity of fuel already present in the tank

x =
`11 (9)/(10)` -
`8 (3)/(4)`

x =
`(119)/(10)` -
`(27)/(4)`

x =
`11.9` -
`6.75`

x = 5.15 or
`5(3)/(20)`