document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=198872>Question 198872</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if a car driven 45 miles on 2 gallons of gas, how many gallons of gas will it take to travel 315 miles? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #149359 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=149359\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Since 45 miles is to 2 gallons of gas and 315 miles is to \"x\" gallons, this means we have the ratio: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=45%2F2=315%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"45%2F2=315%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=45%2F2=315%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"45%2F2=315%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given ratio\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2845%2F2%29%2Ax=315 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2845%2F2%29%2Ax=315\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply both sides by x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=45%2Ax=315%2A2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"45%2Ax=315%2A2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply both sides by 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=45%2Ax=630 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"45%2Ax=630\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=630%2F45 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=630%2F45\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 45\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So our answer is  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which means that it takes 14 gallons of gas to go 315 miles. </SPAN>\n" );
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