SOLUTION: a bus travels 300 miles on 12 gallons of gas. at this rate, how many gallons will it need to travel 650 miles?
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Question 464953: a bus travels 300 miles on 12 gallons of gas. at this rate, how many gallons will it need to travel 650 miles?
Answer by Gogonati(855) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First we find how many miles travel the bus on one gallon of gas:
300/12=25 miles.
Second we find how many gallons will it need to travel 650 miles:
650:25=26 gallons of gas.
Answer:To travel 650 miles the bus will need 26 gallons of gas.
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