SOLUTION: A hybrid car averages 603 miles on a 12.6 gallon tank of gas. Manuel is planning a  1280 dash mile vacation in his hybrid car. Find how many gallons of gas he can expec

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Question 1116085: A hybrid car averages 603 miles on a 12.6 gallon tank of gas. Manuel is planning a  1280 dash mile vacation in his hybrid car. Find how many gallons of gas he can expect to burn.
Manuel needs approximately
nothing gallons of gas for his vacation.
​(Round to the nearest whole number as​ needed.)
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, ikleyn:
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A hybrid car averages 603 miles on a 12.6 gallon tank of gas. Manuel is planning a 1280 mile vacation in his hybrid car. Find how many gallons of gas he can expect to burn.
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603/12.5 = 1280/gallons
Answer by ikleyn(52778)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Use the proportion


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to find the answer x =  = 27 gallons, approximately (rounded to the nearest whole number).


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