Question

A tank can contain 40 gallons of gas, but it is not completely full. How much gas is in the tank if 6.5% of the tank is empty?

Answer 1

37.4 Gallons of gas should be your answer! Hope i helped!

Answer 2

There is
`37.40` gallon of gas in the tank if
`6.5`% of the tank is empty

Explanation:

It is given that
`6.5`% of tank is empty.

Thus, the percentage of tank which is full is given by

`100 -6.5\\= 93.5`%

It is also given that the tank contains
`40`gallons of gas. This implies that
`93.5`% of tank which is full is equivalent to
`40`gallons of gas

`(93.5)/(100) * 40\\= 37.40` gallon

There is
`37.40` gallon of gas in the tank if
`6.5`% of the tank is empty