SOLUTION: 3. While traveling on the turnpike, a 2004 hybrid car traveled 260 miles on 3.5 gallons of gas. How much gas will be used to travel 350 miles on the turnpike?

Question 810777: 3. While traveling on the turnpike, a 2004 hybrid car traveled 260 miles on 3.5 gallons of gas. How much gas will be used to travel 350 miles on the turnpike?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
While traveling on the turnpike, a 2004 hybrid car traveled 260 miles on 3.5 gallons of gas. How much gas will be used to travel 350 miles on the turnpike?
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Use a proportion::
gas/dist = gas/dist
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x/350 = 3.5/260
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x = 350*3.5/260 = 4.71 gallons (gas needed)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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