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After you put 8 gallons of gas into an empty tank, the gas gauge reads 2/3 full. What is the capacity of the tank?
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well what is 2/3 in decimal
0.666666667
The capacity of the tank is unknown, so let's choose a variable to represent it. Let's call the capacity of the tank x.
When the tank is 2/3 full, it has (2/3)*x amount of gas in it.
We know that the tank is 2/3 full when it has 8 gallons of gas, so (2/3)x = 8
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