Question

At the Last Chance Filling Station, gas costs $1.60 a gallon. Trevor paid $32.00 to fill his tank. How many gallons of gas did he buy? a. Write an algebraic equation that represents the scenario. b. Solve to find the solution.

I know it’s 32/1.60=20 gallons
But how do you write the algebraic expression?

Answer 1

1.60x=32

Explanation:

Answer 2

1.60x=32.00

Explanation:

Since you do not how much gallons of gas he bought you would use the variable x.