Question

Mrs. Hillery realized that she had only 1/8th tank of gas in her car. She drove to a

gas station and pumped in 15 gallons at which point her gas gauge read 3/4 full.
How many gallons of gas does Mrs. Hillery's tank hold? A) 40 gallons
B) 25 gallons
C) 32 gallons
D) 24 gallons

Answer 1

Mrs. Hillery's tank holds 120 gallons of gas.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how many gallons of gas Mrs. Hillery's tank holds, we can set up a proportion using the information given. Let's represent the number of gallons her tank holds as 'x'. The proportion would look like this:

1/8 = 15/x

We can cross multiply and solve for x:

1 * x = 8 * 15

x = 120

Therefore, Mrs. Hillery's tank holds 120 gallons of gas. The correct answer is A) 40 gallons.