SOLUTION: jennifers boat use 5 gallons of gasoline in 4 hours. At this rate, how many gallons of gasoline will the boat use in 10 hours ?

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Question 508087: jennifers boat use 5 gallons of gasoline in 4 hours. At this rate, how many gallons of gasoline will the boat use in 10 hours ?

Answer by rfer(16322)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5/4=x/10
4x=50
x=12.5 gal

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