Questions: This weekend, you are headed out for a road trip. The gas station, Pick and Pay, has its price set at 3.40 per gallon of gas. If your tank holds 22 gallons, and you spent 44.20 on gas, how many gallons of gas were in your tank before you filled up? 13 gallons 9 gallons The tank was empty. 2 gallons

This weekend, you are headed out for a road trip. The gas station, Pick and Pay, has its price set at 3.40 per gallon of gas. If your tank holds 22 gallons, and you spent 44.20 on gas, how many gallons of gas were in your tank before you filled up?
13 gallons
9 gallons
The tank was empty.
2 gallons

Transcript text: This weekend, you are headed out for a road trip. The gas station, Pick and Pay, has its price set at $3.40 per gallon of gas. If your tank holds 22 gallons, and you spent $44.20 on gas, how many gallons of gas were in your tank before you filled up? 13 gallons 9 gallons The tank was empty. 2 gallons

Solution

Solution Steps

Step 1: Calculate the gallons of gas purchased

The problem states that the price of gas is $3.40 per gallon, and you spent $44.20 on gas. To find the number of gallons purchased, divide the total amount spent by the price per gallon:

Gallons purchased = $\frac{\$44.20}{\$3.40 \text{ per gallon}} = 13 \text{ gallons}$

Step 2: Calculate the gallons of gas in the tank before filling up

Your tank holds 22 gallons, and you just added 13 gallons. This means before filling up, you had:

22 gallons (tank capacity) - 13 gallons (purchased) = 9 gallons