Solved on Jan 18, 2024

Laura's go-kart used 3.4 liters of fuel. The go-kart now has 4.91 liters of fuel. Write an equation to find the initial amount of fuel AA, then solve for AA. A3.4=4.91A - 3.4 = 4.91 A=8.31A = 8.31 liters

STEP 1

Assumptions
1. The go-kart used 3.4 liters of fuel on the trip.
2. After the trip, the go-kart has 4.91 liters of fuel left.
3. Let AA be the amount of fuel the go-kart had before the trip in liters.
4. The equation should reflect the relationship between the initial amount of fuel, the amount used, and the amount left.

STEP 2

To find the amount of fuel the go-kart had before the trip, we need to set up an equation that accounts for the fuel used and the fuel remaining.
Since fuel used is subtracted from the initial amount to get the remaining fuel, the appropriate form of the equation is:
InitialamountUsedamount=RemainingamountInitial\, amount - Used\, amount = Remaining\, amount

STEP 3

Fill in the blanks with the letter AA for the initial amount of fuel and the numbers 3.4 for the used amount and 4.91 for the remaining amount.
A3.4=4.91A - 3.4 = 4.91

STEP 4

Now we have the equation that can be used to find AA:
A3.4=4.91A - 3.4 = 4.91

STEP 5

To solve for AA, we need to isolate AA on one side of the equation. We can do this by adding 3.4 to both sides of the equation.
A3.4+3.4=4.91+3.4A - 3.4 + 3.4 = 4.91 + 3.4

STEP 6

Perform the addition on both sides of the equation.
A=4.91+3.4A = 4.91 + 3.4

STEP 7

Calculate the sum to find the value of AA.
A=8.31A = 8.31
So, the amount of fuel the go-kart had before the trip was 8.31 liters.

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