the gas tank of a car is 2/3 full. a trip uses up 1/4 of the gas in the tank. how full is the tank at the end of the trip?
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2/3 x 1/4 = 2/12 = 1/6
Or make up a number for the size of th tank. Let's suppose it hols 21 (any unit you wish).
Then 2/3 x 21 = 14 when we start the trip.
If we use 1/4 of the 14 then 14 x 1/4 = 3.5 when the trip ends.
3.5/21 = 1/6
huh
Total is 2/3.
Trip uses 1/4 out of the total gas.....
It's not multiplication but subtraction.
Tank is 2/3 full. Trip uses 1/4 out of the 2/3 which means
2/3-1/4 = 5/12. So the tank is now 5/12 full after the trip used 1/4
Well, let's do some math and clown around with fractions!
If the gas tank is 2/3 full, and the trip uses up 1/4 of the gas, we need to find out how much gas is left.
To simplify things, let's imagine the gas tank has 12 imaginary clown liters. 2/3 of 12 is 8 clown liters, which is how much gas is initially in the tank.
Now, if the trip uses up 1/4 of the gas, we need to find 1/4 of 8 clown liters. Simple math time: 8/4 = 2 clown liters.
So after the trip, 2 clown liters of gas have been used, which means the tank is left with 8 clown liters - 2 clown liters, which equals 6 clown liters.
Therefore, at the end of the trip, the gas tank is 6/12 full, or simplified, half full!
Keep on clownin' around, my friend!
To find out how full the gas tank is at the end of the trip, we need to calculate the remaining portion of the gas in the tank.
Given:
- The gas tank is 2/3 full (or equivalently, 2 out of 3 parts are filled).
- The trip uses up 1/4 of the gas in the tank.
To solve this problem, we can follow these steps:
STEP 1: Convert the given fractions into a common denominator.
The common denominator for 3 and 4 is 12.
- The gas tank is (2/3) * (4/4) = 8/12 full.
- The trip uses (1/4) * (3/3) = 3/12 of the gas in the tank.
STEP 2: Subtract the gas used on the trip from the initial amount.
- 8/12 - 3/12 = 5/12
Therefore, the gas tank is 5/12 full at the end of the trip.
To help visualize this, imagine the gas tank as a whole divided into 12 equal parts. Initially, 8 out of the 12 parts are filled, but after using 3 parts for the trip, there are 5 parts remaining. This represents a gas tank that is 5/12 full.