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Define a variable, set up an equation, then solve.
Lynn put 3 7/8 gallons of gas in her gas tank. If there are now 18 1/6 gallons in the tank, how many gallons did she start with?
x - gallons she started with

Answer :

Answer:

14.3 gallons      = 4 + 7.25/25  or 14.29 gallons.

Explanation:

18 1/6 gallons - 3 7/8 = 14.29

18 - 3 = 15

1/6 - 7/8 = 15 - 0.70833333333 = 14.2916666667

You need to be careful here if you use basic subtraction, simply as two minus would change to addition.

ab33has
First change the mixed number of gallons into improper fractions.

3 7/8 ——> 31/8
18 1/6 ——> 109/6

Then find the LCM ( Lowest Common Multiple) in this case of the denominators it would be 24.

Convert both fractions as a factor of 24;

31/8 ——> 93/24
109/6 ——> 436/24

Then you want to take away the amount she was left with from how many she had added;

436 93 343
——— minus ——— = ———
24 24 24


As a mixed number this could be written

7
as 14 —-
24

Hope this helped!! Much love and good luck <33 :)

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