Question

A gas tank is 1/4 full. When Raoul puts 4 gallons of gasoline into the tank, it is 5/8 full. How many gallons does a full tank hold?

Answer 1

isn’t it 8 gallons because it’s 5/8 full?

Answer 2

Answer:

i think it holds 10.6 gallons

Step-by-step explanation:

i changed 1/4 to have a common denominator with 5/8

so now 1/4 is 2/8

i figured out that 4 gallons of gas fills the tank up 3/8 way

1/8 of the tank full equals 1.333 (continuous)

6/8 of the tank full is 8 gallons plus 2/8 is 2.6 more gallons add 8 and 2.6

you get 10.6 gallons to fill the tank.