The petrol tank
Tinny's car's petrol tank was full. He drove around the city and used 1/4 of the petrol. What fraction of the petrol was left?
Correct answer:
Tips for related online calculators
Need help calculating sum, simplifying, or multiplying fractions? Try our fraction calculator.
Tip: Our volume units converter will help you convert volume units.
Tip: Our volume units converter will help you convert volume units.
You need to know the following knowledge to solve this word math problem:
Units of physical quantities:
Grade of the word problem:
Related math problems and questions:
- Before 4
Before a journey, the petrol gauge showed my car's tank was half full. When I returned home, it was one-third full. What fraction of a tank of petrol had I used? - Full tank 2
Robert has a full tank of petrol. He drove to Manly and used 1/8 of a tank and then to Gosford using another 4/8 of a tank. What fraction of a tank of petrol has he used? - Joe had Joe had a full tank of petrol in his car. His car consumed 2/9 of the tank of petrol on Saturday and 1/3 of it on Sunday. What fraction of the tank of petrol was left after the weekend?
- Five-eighths 5694
The car's tank was two-twelfths full. When Dad filled the tank with gas, the volume of gas increased by five-eighths of the tank's volume. What fraction of gasoline did the car use when the tank is now 1/3 full?
- Gasoline 7020
There were 32 4/5 l of petrol in the car's tank. The driver consumed 3/4 of this amount while driving. Thus, he consumed 32 4/5 liters of gasoline. - The fuel The car's fuel was ¾ full at the beginning of the week. At the end of the week, there was ⅛ of a tank left. a. Did the car use more or less than ½ of a fuel tank? How do you know? b. How much more or less than ½ of a tank did it use? Show your work using
- Gasoline fuel
You just drove your car 300 miles and used 40 gallons of gas. Your car's tank holds 12 1/2 gallons of gas, and if the gas you buy is $2.50 per gallon, what would you pay to fill one-half of your tank?
