Question

a pickup truck has a main tank with a 17 3/4 gallon capacity and an auxiliary tank which holds 15 1/8 gallons. if the truck gets 14 6/10 mpg, how far can the truck trqavel before running out of gas?

Answer 1

First find the tanks' capacities by adding: 17 3/4 + 15 1/8 = ??

Then, divide the answer above by 14 6/10.

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