Problema Solution

Grace owns a car with a 2121​-gallon gas tank. After filling​ it, she used 16 and five sevenths16

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7 gallons driving to her​ mother's. Find the number of gallons left.

Answer provided by our tutors

Total gas in the tank: 21 gal

Amount of gas spent: 16 + 5/7 gal

Amount of gal left:

21 - (16 + 5/7) = 21 - 16 - 5/7 = 5 - 5/7 = (5*7 - 5)/7 = 30/7 = 4 2/7 gal