A fuel tank is 1/6 full. When 2 gallons of gasoline are added, the tank becomes 1/4 full. What is the total fuel capacity of the

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A fuel tank is 1/6 full. When 2 gallons of gasoline are added, the tank becomes 1/4 full. What is the total fuel capacity of the

tank in gallons?

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forsale [732] · Answer 1 · 2023-06-20T18:53:58+03:00

Answer:

24 gallons

Step-by-step explanation:

Since the 2 gallons of gas increased the fill ratio from 1/6 to 1/4, we can find how much of the tank the 2 gallons filled by solving the equation 1/4 - 1/6 = 1/12. This means that each gallon of gas is 1/24th of the tank.

Thus, the tank has a fuel capacity of 24 gallons.