Question

- The gas tank in dad’s car holds 16 gallons. The gas tank in mom’s truck holds 50% more than that. How much gas does the truck’s tank hold?

Answer 1

24 gallons

Explanation:

50% more than 16 is all of the 16 and another 50%.

50% of 16 is 8

You can logic this because 50% is half.

Or do a calculation:

.5 × 16 = 8

So now we nee to know what is all the 16 and plus 8 on top of that. It is 24.

16 + 8 = 24.