SOLUTION: If a car travels 340 miles on 20 gallons of gas, how far can it travel on 25 gallons of gas

Question 948230: If a car travels 340 miles on 20 gallons of gas, how far can it travel on 25 gallons of gas
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If a car travels 340 miles on 20 gallons of gas, how far can it travel on 25 gallons of gas
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Gas and miles are directly related so use a proportion::
dist/gas = dist/gas
d/25 = 350/20
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d = (25/20)*350
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d = (5/4)350
d = 437.5 miles
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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