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The gas tank in Benjamin's car 4/5 full. He uses 2/3 of the amount of gas that was in his car tank before shopping to refill it. What fraction his gas tank is filled when he stops.

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ANSWER:


(7)/(15)

Explanation:

What we must first is calculate the amount of gas that was used starting from the gas that had, as follows:


(4)/(5)\cdot(2)/(3)=(4\cdot2)/(5\cdot3)=(8)/(15)

Now, knowing that this is the current amount of gas, we must calculate the amount needed to fill the tank:


1-(8)/(15)=(7)/(15)

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