The gas tank in sampson car has a capacity of 19.1 gallons . on a Tripp to see his cousin , Sampson begins with 12.8 gallons if gas in the tank he stops after driving for 2 hours and fills the tank to capacity with 14.4 gallons. When sampson arrives at his cousins house he has 3.7 gallons of gas left. How much gas , did sampson use on his trip

23.5 gallons

Step-by-step explanation:

The gas tank in Daniel's car has a capacity of 19.1 gallons.  

On a trip to see his best friend Daniel begins with 12.8 gallons of gas in the tank.  

He stops after driving for 2 hours and fills the tank to capacity with 14.4 gallons.  

When Daniel arrives at his friend's house, he has 3.7 gallons of gas left.  

Total amount of gas filled was (12.8 + 14.4) = 27.2 gallons.

The amount of gas remaining after the trip was 3.7 gallons

The amount of gas, in gallons, used by Daniel on his trip was 27.2 - 3.7 = 23.5 gallons

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Step-by-step explanation:

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step-by-step explanation:

30% of $420 is 0.30($420) = $126 and $420 + $126 = $546.

or, 130% of $420 is 1.3($420) = $546.

notice that this is not the $600 original list price with which we started.

why doesn't this work?

the method does not work because 30% of $420 is not the same amount as the 30% of $600. it may seem obvious when stated this way, but it is a very common error made on problems of this type. we cannot just use the same percent and get back to the original amount because we are taking that percent of a different value.

to work problems of this type correctly, it is generally best to write an equation for the situation and then solve.

example: since (100% – 30%)(original price) = (sale price)

70% of the   (original price) is $420.

0.7x   = 420

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x = 600

the original cost was $600.

we may also solve this problem using the two-step method. working the problem in two steps requires us to use more algebra skills. we have to know that x = 1x (identity property of multiplicationtext annotation indicator) and that 1x – 0.3x = 0.7x (subtracting like terms). then we solve the problem as follows:

(original price) – 30%(original price) = sale price

x – 0.3x = 420

0.7x = $420

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x = 600

the original cost was $600.  

note that with both of the above methods we do obtain the correct original amount.

example: after a 5% pay raise, hermione is earning $22,680 per year. what was she earning before the pay raise?

105% of (original salary) = current salary

1.05x = 22,680

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x = 21,600

hermione earned $21,600 per year before the pay raise.

this is an example so maybe you will get how to at least do it!