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If the gasoline tank in a compact car holds 12.0 US gallons, what is its capacity in liters?

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Answer:

45.4249414 or about 45.42 liters

Step-by-step explanation:

We know the gas tank holds 12 gallons, but we want to find the capacity in liters.

There are 3.785411784 liters in one gallon. Therefore, to convert from gallons to liters, multiply the number of gallons by 3.785411784

liters = 3.785411784 * gallons

The gas tank holds 12 gallons. Plug 12 in.

liters = 3.785411784 * 12

liters = 45.4249414

Let's round to the nearest hundredth. The 4 in the thousandth place tells us to leave the 2 in the tenth place.

liters ≈ 45.42

The capacity in liters is 45.4249414 or about 45.42

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