SOLUTION: if at a given speed a car can travel 143.4 miles on 6 gallons of gasoline, how far can the car travel on 72 gallons of gasoline at that speed?

Question 807022: if at a given speed a car can travel 143.4 miles on 6 gallons of gasoline, how far can the car travel on 72 gallons of gasoline at that speed?
Found 2 solutions by sheldonbbtrocks, solver91311:
Answer by sheldonbbtrocks(115) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This can be solved as a proportion:

Next cross-multiply:

This simplifies to
Now divide both sides by 6 to get:

This car can travel 1720.8 miles on 72 gallons of gasoline.
Also, you could have reduced the to and solve it normally if you would have liked to.
Hope this Helps!
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Divide 72 by 6. Multiply the result by 143.4.

John

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My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it

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