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Please Help!!!!!! The gas tank of your car is 40% full. There are 8 gallons of gas in the tank. Write and solve an equation to find the capacity of the gas tank? Explain the ste…

Please Help!!!!!! The gas tank of your car is 40% full. There are 8 gallons of gas in the tank. Write and solve an equation to find the capacity of the gas tank? Explain the ste…
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Please Help!!!!!! The gas tank of your car is 40% full. There are 8 gallons of gas in the tank. Write and solve an equation to find the capacity of the gas tank? Explain the steps.

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We know 8 gallons is 40% of your tank.

8/x = 40/100

Cross multiply

40x = 800

x = 20

The capacity of your tank is 20 gallons.

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