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  • 24-01-2017
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the gasoline gauge on a van initially read 1/8 full. When 15 gallons were added to the tank, the gauge read 3/4 full. how many more gallons are needed to fill the tank?

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eliassaab123
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  • 04-02-2017
Let x be the capacity of the tank then
3x/4-x/8 =15,
then x=24, so so far it has 3/4 *24 =18 so you need 6 gallons to fill it up
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