Question

Marie stopped to get gas before going on a road trip. The tank already had 4 gallons of gas in it. Which equation relates the total amount of gasoline in the tank,y, to the number of gallons that she put in the tank,x.

1• y=4+x
2•y=x-4
3• y=4•x
4•y=x/4

Answer 1

y= 4+x

Explanation:

she has 4 gallons already in the tank

she puts in x more

therefore the total amount in the tank is 4+x