Would you select water or gasoline to try dissolving the following : table sugar, motor oil, rubber from tire marks, adhesive residue from a packing tape

To know the answer, we determine the polarities of the solvent we have. Water is polar and gasoline is nonpolar. We remember that like dissolves like. Therefore, the answers are:

table sugar = water

motor oil = gasoline

rubber from tire marks = gasoline

adhesive residue from a packing tape = gasoline