SOLUTION: an aircraft travels 1500.2 miles in 1/5 tank. ( a full tank is 88 gallons) how far can they it travel with 120 gallons?

Question 28290: an aircraft travels 1500.2 miles in 1/5 tank. ( a full tank is 88 gallons) how far can they it travel with 120 gallons?
Answer by jb007mi6(53) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
set up a proportion
with a half tank 44 gal, the aircraft can travel 1500.2 miles
in a full tank 88 gal, the aircraft can travel 1500.2 * 2 or 3000.4 miles
so with 120 gal, the plane can travel...the following
3000.4 miles ? miles
------------ = ----------
88 gallons 120 gal
cross multiply
88?=360048
divide by 88
and you get aproximately 4091 miles. If this is a trick question, then the tank can not really hold 120 gallons of fuel.
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