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At the start of a trip, a car's gas tank contains 12 gallons of gasoline. During the trip, the car consumes
gallons of gasoline. How much gasoline is left in the tank?

Respuesta :

Answer:

12-g= amount of gas used

Step-by-step explanation:

g equals gallons

Answer:

[tex]\text{ Amount of gasoline left in car} = 12 - x[/tex]                  

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given the following information in the question:

Amount of gasoline in car's tank = 12 Gallons

Let [tex]x[/tex] be the amount of gasoline consumed by car during the trip.

Then, we can express the amount of gasoline left in car's tank with the help of an algebraic equation.

[tex]\text{ Amount of gasoline left in car}\\=\text{Total amount of Gasoline }-\text{ Amount of gasoline consumed by car during trip}\\[/tex]

Thus,

[tex]\text{ Amount of gasoline left in car} = 12 - x[/tex]

Example:

if x = 4 that is amount of gasoline used during trip is 4 then amount of gasoline left in car tank is [tex]12 - 4 = 8 \text{Gallons}[/tex]