SOLUTION: A car travels 150 miles in 12 gallons of gasoline. How many gallons of gasoline are needed to travel 500 miles?

Question 435835: A car travels 150 miles in 12 gallons of gasoline. How many gallons of gasoline are needed to travel 500 miles?
Found 2 solutions by jorel1380, ewatrrr:
Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
150/12=500/x
150x=6000
x=40 gallons of gas are needed.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Hi
Let x represent gallons of gasoline needed to travel 500 miles
Question Sets Up the Proportion***
| Cross Multiplying
150x = 12*500
x = 12*500/150
x = 40gal, gallons of gasoline needed to travel 500 miles
CHECKING our Answer***
12/150 = 40/500 = 2/25
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