SOLUTION: During a 258 mile trip, a car used 10 3/4 gallons of gas. How many miles would we expect the car to travel on 1 gallon of gas?
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Question 349579: During a 258 mile trip, a car used 10 3/4 gallons of gas. How many miles would we expect the car to travel on 1 gallon of gas?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
During a 258 mile trip, a car used 10 3/4 gallons of gas. How many miles would we expect the car to travel on 1 gallon of gas?
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x/1 = 258/(10 3/4)
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x = 258/(43/4)
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x = 1032/43
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x = 24 miles per gallon
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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