He started out with 19.1 gallons because if you add 5.8 and 12.4 you get 19.1
Get the value of the decimal:

Remember that percentages are simply the value of a decimal multiplied by 100. (From the Latin, "per centus", meaning "per 100")
therefore:
Answer:
This sequence is a geometric sequence.
The common ratio of the sequence is
3/9 = 1/3
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