SOLUTION: A compact car will drive three miles east, five miles west, and then 13 miles east again. The car gets 40 miles per gallon, and there is 1/4 of a gallon of gas left in the tank. Co
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Question 841100: A compact car will drive three miles east, five miles west, and then 13 miles east again. The car gets 40 miles per gallon, and there is 1/4 of a gallon of gas left in the tank. Compute the relative distance and the total distance. Then decide if there is enough fuel for the trip.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The relative distance is:
miles east
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The total distance is:
miles total
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( 40 mi/gal ) x ( 1/4 gal ) = 10 mi
There is enough gas to go 10 miles
so, there is not enough gas for the trip
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