document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=483346>Question 483346</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a particular hybrid car travels approximately 205 miles on 5 gallons gas.  find the amount of gas required for a 574 mi trip </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #330809 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rosey51235><B>rosey51235(30)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rosey51235><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rosey51235><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=330809\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is easy, all you need is to set up a proportion. you set up the units so that they look like a fraction, so long as miles and gallons of gas are ALWAYS across from each other. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use X for now to specify the gas needed for a 574 mile trip. Right now, it will look like this: 5/205 = X/574\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then you need to cross multiply, so you have 205X = 2870\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Finally, you divide by 205 on both sides to get X alone, and therefore, your answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2870 divided by 205 = 14, so  X=14.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "With this particular car, you would need 14 gallons of gas to accomplish a 574 mile trip.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope I helped! :)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-Rosey\r<BR>\n" );
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