Question

My Truck Takes 50 Gallons of gas. I used 20⅔ gallons on Monday. 9¼ on Tuesday. And 2½ on Wednesday. How many Gallons of gas do i still have in my truck?​

Answer 1

17 7/12 gallons of gas.

Explanation:

Set the fractions to like denominators. It'll make it a hell of a lot easier to add.

20 2/3rds = 20 8/12

9 1/4ths = 9 3/12

2 1/2 = 2 6/12

Adding those together gets you 31 17/12 which is 32 5/12 simplified.

Take that fraction and subtract it from your 50 gallons and it'll get you 17 7/12