A car has a full tank with 13 and 1/2 gallon of gas .Over the course of two days the amount of gas decreased by 6.25 write and e

Question

3 years ago

14

valuate an addition expression to determine how much gas remains in the tank.

1 answer:

aleksklad [387] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-20T07:42:57+03:00

6 0

Answer: 7.25 gallons

Step-by-step explanation:

Convert 13¹/₂ to a whole number with a decimal:

= 1/2 = 0.5

= 13.5 gallons of gas

If the gas reduces by 6.25 gallons, the amount of gas remaining will be:

= Starting amount - Amount reduced by

= 13.5 - 6.25

= 7.25 gallons