Roger began his pizza delivery route with 1211 of a tank of gas in his car. When he made it back to the pizzeria, 125 of a tank of gas was left. How much gas did Roger use?Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.____ tanks
Q. Roger began his pizza delivery route with 1211 of a tank of gas in his car. When he made it back to the pizzeria, 125 of a tank of gas was left. How much gas did Roger use?Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.____ tanks
Identify initial and remaining amounts: Step 1: Identify the initial and remaining gas amounts. Roger started with 1211 of a tank and ended with 125 of a tank.
Calculate gas used: Step 2: Calculate the amount of gas used by subtracting the remaining gas from the initial gas. 1211−125=126
Simplify fraction: Step 3: Simplify the fraction. 126 simplifies to 21.
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