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MODELING REAL LIFE A 14.5-gallon gasoline tank is 3/4

full. How many gallons will it take to fill the tank? Write your answer as a mixed number.
It will take
gallons to fill the tank.

User MrBlueSky
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14.5 x 0.75 = 10.875 gallons in the tank.
14.5 - 10.875 = 3.625 gallons = 3 5/8 gallon

LMK if you need the whole thing in fractions.
User Marius I
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