document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=166076>Question 166076</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> david is taking a long car trip. his gas tank holds about 16 gallons. he fills up at the beginning of the trip. he looks down at the dashboard after a while, and notices the tank is now around 3/4 full, and he has gone about 70 miles.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a)how far could he go on a full tank<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b)his total trip is about 500 miles. how much gas will he use? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #122361 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=gonzo><B>gonzo(654)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=gonzo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=122361\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1 tank = 16 gallons<BR>\n" );
document.write( "70 miles uses up 1/4 tank<BR>\n" );
document.write( "full tank will take him 4 times as far = 280 miles.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since a full tank is 16 gallons, and he can go 280 miles, then he gets 280 / 16 gallons = 17.5 miles per gallon.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to travel 500 miles at 17.5 miles per gallon, he will use 500 / 17.5 = 28.57142857 gallons of gas.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "28.57142857 gallons / 16 gallons tank capacity = 1.785714286 tanks worth of gas. </SPAN>\n" );
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