A gasoline tank of a car has 4.2893 liters of gasoline. It is driven to a gasoline station and filled with 9.6782 liters. If the tank has 12.4894 after driving to school and office, how many liters of gasoline were used?
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1.4781 liters of gasoline were used.
Step-by-step explanation:
Word Problem
The problem above is asking for the number of liters of gasoline that were used. There are two steps to find the answer.
Given:
gasoline that the car had at the beginning - 4.2893 liters
gasoline that was filled in - 9.6782 liters
gasoline that was left - 12.4894 liters
Solution:
Step 1:
1 1 (Regroup)
4.2893 liters
+ 9.6782 liters
13.9675 liters
Step 2:
8 15 17 (Regroup)
13.9 6 7 5 liters
- 12.4 8 9 4 liters
1.4 7 8 1 liters
Final Answer:
1.4781 liters
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