filling up questions

Question

you arrive at a gas station and pay $50 for gas. this gives you 12.28 gallons of gas. 

 

1) what can you figure out from this information 

2) can you determine the price of gallon of gas? 

3) can you determine the capacity of your gas tank ? 

Answer 1

Yes, you can find out the price of a gallon of gas. Divide the amount you paid ($50) by the number of gallons of gas you received (12.28), like this

 

50 / 12.28 = about $4.07 per gallon (the actual number is 4.0716624, but that's too precise for this situation. Round to the nearest hundredth of a dollar, or penny)

 

No, you can't determine the capacity of your gas tank. Maybe there was already some gas in the tank. Maybe $50 didn't fill your tank completely. The only way to find the capacity of the tank is to start with an empty tank and put gas in the tank until it's full.

Answer 2

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