Question

Eric's gas tank is
12
full. After he buys
3
gallons of gas, it is
23
full. How many gallons can Eric's tank hold?

Answer 1

Let T = # gallons in a full tank
Halft a full tank + 3 gallons = 2/3 a full tank
\[\frac{ 1 }{ 2 }T + 3 = \frac{ 2 }{ 3 }T\]

Answer 2

multiply everything by 6 first

Answer 3

I am assuming those are 1/2 and 2/3 of a tank in the problem, you forgot the division symbol

Answer 4

The answer is not 40 gallons like above.

Answer 5

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