Question

Dr. Silvers gas tank holds up to 16 7/8 gallons of gas it took 11.55 gallons of gas to fill her tank how many gallons of gas does Dr. Silva have in her tank before she filled it into your answer as a decimal or as a mixed number in simplest form in the box

Answer 1

Answer:

2.45 gallons

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Translate $16\frac{7}{8}$ into a whole number or decimal number: 14.

2. We know that Dr. Silvers filled her tank with 11.55 gallons of gas, so subtract 11.55 from 14.

$14 - 11.55 = 2.45$

3. There were 2.45 gallons of gas in Dr. Silvers gas tank before she filled it up.