A 14.5-gallon gasoline tank is full. How many gallons will it take to fill the tank? Write your answer as a mixed number. It will take gallons to fill the tank

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TSeymour · Answer 1 · 2022-12-09T14:26:57+0000

Answer:

it will take 3 5/8 of gas to fill the tank

Explanation:

14 1/2 - 10 7/8 can be re-written using improper fractions

29/2 - 87/8 We need a common denominator, which is 8

116/8 - 87/8 = 29/8 = 3 5/8 gal