SOLUTION: Can you please help with the question. If you drove 100 miles on 5 gallons of gas, how many miles can you drive on 12 gallons?

Question 126415: Can you please help with the question.
If you drove 100 miles on 5 gallons of gas, how many miles can you drive on 12 gallons?
Answer by chitra(359) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Given that 5 gallons of gas runs for 100 miles
So therfore 12 gallons runs for -- miles

5 -----> 100
12 -------> x ?

x = (12 * 100)/5

x = 12 * 20

x = 240

thus the solution.
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