SOLUTION: A particular hybrid car travels approximately 312 miles on 6 gallons of gas. Find the amount of gas required for a 936 mile trip?
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Question 397957: A particular hybrid car travels approximately 312 miles on 6 gallons of gas. Find the amount of gas required for a 936 mile trip?
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Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A particular hybrid car travels approximately 312 miles on 6 gallons of gas. Find the amount of gas required for a 936 mile trip?
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gas/miles = gas/miles
x/936 = 6/312
x = 936(6/312)
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x = 3*6
x = 18 gallons
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Cheers,
Stan H.
Answer by Tatiana_Stebko(1539) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Way 1:
936/312=3
So amount of gas required for 3 times more trip is 6*3=18 gallons
Way 2:
6/312=1/52 - gallon of gas for 1 mile
936*(1/52)=18 galons of gas
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