HALP! It's for my Math homework! I will make it a ton of pts! The gas of your car is 40% full. There are 8 gallons of gas in a tank. What is the capacity of the gas tank? Th…

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Adam Boostani · Answer 1 · 2019-11-28T04:23:54+0000

Explanation:

Percentage by which the gas tank of the car is full = 40%

Amount of gas in the gas tank = 8 gallons

capacity of the gas tank = x gallons

40% * x = 8

(40/100) * x = 8

4x/10 = 8

4x = 8 * 10

4x = 80

x = 80/4

Answer = 20 gallons