SOLUTION: A car can travel 72 miles on 3 gallons of gasoline. How far can the travel on 5 gallons of gasoline.
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Question 765174: A car can travel 72 miles on 3 gallons of gasoline. How far can the travel on 5 gallons of gasoline.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A car can travel 72 miles on 3 gallons of gasoline. How far can the travel on 5 gallons of gasoline.
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Use a proportion::
x/5 = 72/3
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x = 5(24)
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x = 120 miles
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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