SOLUTION: Let x be the number of miles driven on 60 gallons of gas. By setting up and solving a proportion involving x, find the value of x for the car that you have chosen. State the type

Question 274403: Let x be the number of miles driven on 60 gallons of gas. By setting up and solving a proportion involving x, find the value of x for the car that you have chosen. State the type of car, the mileage, and show both the set up of the proportion and the steps to solve. Include units with your answer.
I have chosen the 2010 Jaguar XK-Series XK, 16 MPG city / 22 MPG highway
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x be the number of miles driven on 60 gallons of gas.
By setting up and solving a proportion involving x, find the value of x for the car that you have chosen.
State the type of car, the mileage, and show both the set up of the proportion and the steps to solve. Include units with your answer.
-----
I have chosen the 2010 Jaguar XK-Series XK, 16 MPG city / 22 MPG highway
---------------------------------------------
In general:
x miles/60 gallons = (? miles /gallon)
---
Your car:
x miles/60 gallons = 22 miles/1 gallon
==============
Cheers,
Stan H.
RELATED QUESTIONS
i am trying to find it saids find the gas mileage of a car let x be the number of miles... (answered by jim_thompson5910)

What equation would I use to find gas mileage if x= number of miles driven on 60 gallons... (answered by ewatrrr)

A car travels 484 miles on 11 gallons of gas. Find how many miles the car can be driven... (answered by lenny460)

a van travels 150 miles on 6 gallons of gas. write and solve a proportion to determine... (answered by solver91311,josh_jordan)

a car travels 96 miles on 8 gallons of gas. write and solve a proportion to determine the (answered by math_helper)

Just wondering if I did this problem right? Thank you for checking. The city mileage... (answered by solver91311)

A van travels 240 miles on 12 gallons of gas. Write and solve a proportion to find how... (answered by ewatrrr)

A bus travel 300 miles on 16 gallons of gas. Write and solve a proportion to find how... (answered by josmiceli)

The amount of gas in a gas tank is a linear function based on the number of miles driven... (answered by josgarithmetic)