SOLUTION: A​ person's car uses 4 gal of gasoline to travel 132 mi. He has 3 gal of gasoline in the​ car, and he wants to know how much more gasoline he will need to drive 400 mi.
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Question 1113616: A person's car uses 4 gal of gasoline to travel 132 mi. He has 3 gal of gasoline in the car, and he wants to know how much more gasoline he will need to drive 400 mi. If we assume that the car continues to use gasoline at the same rate, how many more gallons will he need?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Fuel efficiency is miles per gallon.
If want to drive 400 miles, then need gallons.
If the person already has 3 gallons then he still needs more gallons.
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