mikes truck engine holds 1 1/4 gallons of oil if there are 3 quarts of oil in the engine now how many more quarts of oil does mike need to add to fill the engine capacity?
thanks scott
To solve this problem, we need to convert the units so that we are working with the same measurement.
1 gallon of oil is equal to 4 quarts, so 1 1/4 gallons is equal to (4 * 1 1/4) quarts.
Let's calculate it:
1 1/4 = 1 + 1/4 = 4/4 + 1/4 = 5/4
So, 1 1/4 gallons is equal to (4 * 5/4) quarts = 20/4 quarts = 5 quarts.
Mike's truck engine holds 5 quarts of oil in total.
Now, if there are already 3 quarts of oil in the engine, we need to find out how many more quarts Mike needs to add to reach the total capacity.
To do this, we calculate:
Total capacity - Current amount = Remaining amount needed
5 quarts - 3 quarts = 2 quarts
Therefore, Mike needs to add 2 more quarts of oil to fill the engine's capacity.
To solve this problem, we need to convert the given measurements to a consistent unit.
First, let's convert the engine capacity of 1 1/4 gallons to quarts. Since there are 4 quarts in 1 gallon, we can calculate:
1 1/4 gallons = (4 * 1) + 1 = 5 quarts
So, Mike's truck engine has a capacity of 5 quarts of oil.
Next, we need to determine how many more quarts of oil we need to add to reach the engine's capacity.
Given that there are already 3 quarts in the engine, we can subtract this amount from the engine capacity:
5 quarts - 3 quarts = 2 quarts
Therefore, Mike needs to add 2 more quarts of oil to fill the engine's capacity.