Question

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25 points

Before heading out on a road trip, Diego’s family filled up their car’s gas tank with 20 gallons of gas.As the trip went on,the car used 2 gallons of gas everyday.

When will the gas tank be empty if Diego’s family does not refill it? Explain your reasoning

Answer 1

It will go empty in 10 days.

Explanation:

Why will it go empty in 10 days? Because if you divide the amount of gas you have (20 gallons) with how much they will use every day (2 gallons), then you get 10. 10 will equal the amount of days until their car breaks down.

equation: 2x=20

the equation you could use to solve this in your head: 20/2=x

Answer 2

10 days until the tank is empty

Explanation:

has 20 gallons of gas

use 2 gallons every day

20/2 = 10 days to use up all the gas