Question

The Angeles family took a trip in May. Mr. Angeles wanted to calculate the gas mileage in miles per gallon for his Ram truck. When he filled the tank, he recorded the mileage as 24,033 miles. It cost him $83.38 to fill his completely empty gas tank. If gas cost $3.79 per gallon, how many gallons of gas can his tank hold?

Answer 1

To calculate the capacity of the gas tank in Mr. Angeles' Ram truck, divide the total cost of filling the tank ($83.38) by the cost per gallon of gas ($3.79), which will give you the number of gallons the tank can hold.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks how many gallons of gas can the tank of Mr. Angeles' Ram truck hold, given the cost to fill the tank and the price per gallon of gas. To determine the capacity of the gas tank in gallons, we need to divide the total cost to fill the tank by the cost per gallon of gas.

Here is a step-by-step calculation:

1. Find the cost per gallon of gas: $3.79.
2. Divide the total cost of filling the tank by the cost per gallon to find out how many gallons were purchased: $83.38 ÷ $3.79 per gallon.
3. Perform the division to find the tank's capacity in gallons.