Answer: 16 gallons
Step-by-step explanation:
Since we are given the information that 1/4 of the gas is left, it simply means that (1 - 1/4) = 3/4 has been used.
The tank was filled and this was 12 gallons of gas.
Let the gas that the tank hold be represented by x. Therefore,
3/4 of x = 12
3/4 × x = 12
0.75x = 12
x = 12/0.75
x = 16
The tank holds 16 gallons of gas.
