SOLUTION: A car used 34 gallons of gas to travel 825 miles. At that rate what amount of gas is needed to travel 2425 miles?

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Question 1141864: A car used 34 gallons of gas to travel 825 miles. At that rate what amount of gas is needed to travel 2425 miles?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
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Simple proportion!


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Answer by ikleyn(52781)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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This problem is to be solved using proportions.


Use the proportion


     = .


From the proportion, find


    x =  = 99.94 gallons of gas.    ANSWER

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