To determine how much gas Mike needs to add and the total cost, let's follow these steps:
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Calculate the amount of gas Mike currently has: Since Mike has under 1/4 of a tank and his tank holds 16 gallons: \[ \text{Gas currently in tank} = \text{Tank capacity} \times \frac{1}{4} = 16 \times \frac{1}{4} = 4 \text{ gallons} \] (Mike has slightly less than this amount.)
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Determine the amount he needs to fill his tank: To fill the tank, he needs to add gas until it reaches full capacity: \[ \text{Amount needed to fill} = \text{Tank capacity} - \text{Gas currently in tank} = 16 - 4 = 12 \text{ gallons} \] (Since he has less than 4 gallons, he would need slightly more than this amount, but we will calculate based on the maximum he could fill.)
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Calculate the total cost to fill up the tank: The cost of gas is $3.59 per gallon: \[ \text{Total cost} = \text{Amount needed} \times \text{Cost per gallon} = 12 \times 3.59 = 43.08 \] (This is based on the assumption that he needs 12 gallons exactly to fill up.)
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Conclusion: If Mike fills his tank completely from having just under 1/4 of a tank, he will need to add a little more than 12 gallons of gas, which would cost him just over $43.08, depending on the exact amount of gas he had before.
If you know exactly how much gas Mike has, you can adjust the calculations to be more precise!
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