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1996 AJHSME Problem 10

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July 10, 2011
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Problem Statement

When Walter drove up to the gasoline pump, he noticed that his gasoline tank was 18\frac{1}{8} full. He purchased 7.57.5 gallons of gasoline for $10 \$10. With this additional gasoline, his gasoline tank was then 58\frac{5}{8} full. The number of gallons of gasoline his tank holds when it is full is
(A) 8.75(B) 10(C) 11.5(D) 15(E) 22.5\text{(A)}\ 8.75 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 10 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 11.5 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 15 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 22.5
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