SOLUTION: a car travels 150 km on 12L of gasoline.how many liters of gasoline are needed to travel 1500km?

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Question 118780: a car travels 150 km on 12L of gasoline.how many liters of gasoline are needed to travel 1500km?
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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150/12=1500/X CROSS MULTIPLY
150X=12*1500
150X=18.000
X=18,000/150
X=120 LITERS OF GAS WILL BE NEEDED TO TRAVEL 1500 KM.