Question

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

Answer 1

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