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On a road trip, you stop to get gas when there is 1 4of a tank of gas left. You get the tank filled and this takes 12 gallons of gas. How much gas does the car's tank hold?

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Answer: 16 gallons

Explanation:

Since we are given the information that 1/4 of the gas is left, it simply means that (1 - 1/4) = 3/4 has been used.

The tank was filled and this was 12 gallons of gas.

Let the gas that the tank hold be represented by x. Therefore,

3/4 of x = 12

3/4 × x = 12

0.75x = 12

x = 12/0.75

x = 16

The tank holds 16 gallons of gas.

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