Jorge had 19.23 gallons of gas in his car. On Monday, he used 2.84 gallons of gas, and on Tuesday, he used 4.08 gallons of gas. How much gas does Jorge have left in his car?

Answer 1

To find out how much gas Jorge has left in his car, we start with the initial amount of gas he had and subtract the amounts he used on Monday and Tuesday.

1. Initial amount of gas: 19.23 gallons
2. Gas used on Monday: 2.84 gallons
3. Gas used on Tuesday: 4.08 gallons

First, let's add the gas used on Monday and Tuesday:

\[ \text{Total gas used} = 2.84 + 4.08 = 6.92 \text{ gallons} \]

Now, we subtract the total gas used from the initial amount of gas:

\[ \text{Remaining gas} = 19.23 - 6.92 \]

Now, performing the subtraction:

\[ 19.23 - 6.92 = 12.31 \]

So, Jorge has 12.31 gallons of gas left in his car.