Part 1 Hugo is pumping regular gas into his truck. Write and solve an absolute value equation to represent how many gallons of gas will be pumped when the total is​ $25 plus or minus​ $0.50.   GAS STATION ​$/Gallon   Regular ​$2.50   Plus ​$2.75   Premium ​$3.50   Diesel ​$2.75       Question content area bottom Part 1 Let x be the number of gallons. The absolute value equation enter your response here represents this situation. ​(Use integers or decimals for any numbers in the equation. Do not include the​ $ symbol in your​ answer.) Part 2 Solving this equation for x yields x=enter your response here. ​(Type an integer or a decimal. Use a comma to separate answers as​ needed.) Part 3 Either enter your response here gallons or enter your response here gallons will be pumped when the total is​ $25 plus or minus​ $0.50.

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Hugo is pumping regular gas into his truck. Write and solve an absolute value equation to represent how many gallons of gas will be pumped when the total is​ $25 plus or minus​ $0.50.
 
GAS STATION
​$/Gallon
  Regular
​$2.50
  Plus
​$2.75
  Premium
​$3.50
  Diesel
​$2.75
 
 
 

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Part 1
Let x be the number of gallons. The absolute value equation
enter your response here
represents this situation.
​(Use integers or decimals for any numbers in the equation. Do not include the​ $ symbol in your​ answer.)
Part 2
Solving this equation for x yields
x=enter your response here.
​(Type an integer or a decimal. Use a comma to separate answers as​ needed.)
Part 3
Either
enter your response here
gallons or
enter your response here
gallons will be pumped when the total is​ $25 plus or minus​ $0.50.
 
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