There are 27 liters of gas left in the car’s gas tank, which is 0.45 of the contents of a full tank.
There are 27 liters of gas left in the car’s gas tank, which is 0.45 of the contents of a full tank. How many liters of gasoline can a car’s gas tank hold?
To begin with, 0.45 of the tank = 45% of the full tank.
It is known that there are 27 liters of gasoline left in the car’s gas tank, which is 45% of the total volume of the tank. Let the total volume of the tank be X liters, and also this volume is 100% of its total volume.
Thus, we will compose and solve the resulting proportion, and find the total volume of the gas tank:
X liters – 100%;
27 liters – 45%;
X * 45 = 27 * 100;
45X = 2700;
X = 2700: 45;
X = 60.
Thus, the total volume of the gas tank is 60 liters.
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Answer: The total volume of the gas tank is 60 liters.