Question

The tank for a car holds 12 gallons. The gasoline gauge shows the tank is 5/8 full. How much is still in the tank give your answer as while number or as a mixed number reduced to lowest terms

Answer 1

7.5 galloons

Explanation:

5/8 of 12 = 7.5

Answer 2

• 7.5 gallons

Explanation:

If the gasoline tank holds 12 gallons and the gauge shows it is 5/8 full, We can calculate the amount of gasoline still in the tank as follows:

`\implies \: \: \large \sf{12 \: \: gallons \: × \: (5)/(8) }`

`\large \implies \: \: \sf{ 7.5 \: \: gallons}`

So, there are 7.5 gallons of gasoline still in the tank.