Answer:
10 gallons
Step-by-step explanation:
Amy's car's maximum capacity to hold gas = 19 gallons
present amount of gas = 9 gallons
As the car's capacity is 19 gallons and present amount in tank is 9 gallons, so we can fill it as much as so that the amount in tank becomes 19 gallons.
let assume she fills x gallons
then x gallons and 9 gallons present earlier should be equal to 19 gallon, as the tank can not hold more than that.
lets write it mathematically
x + 9 = 19
subtracting 9 from both side
x + 9 - 9 = 19 - 9
=> x = 10
Thus, 10 gallons of gas is needed to fill the gas tank.
