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A school bus uses 3/4 of a tank of gas to drive back and forth to school in a week with 5 school days. How much gas does the bus use to drive back and forth to school in a week with 4 school days? Please
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A school bus uses 3/4 of a tank of gas to drive back and forth to school in a week with 5 school days. How much gas does the bus use to drive back and forth to school in a week with 4 school days? Please write the answer in a fraction.

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Set up a proportion.
.75/5 = x/4
Cross multiply and you get 3/5 of a tank.
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