SOLUTION: Kevin's car gets 32 miles to one gallon of gas. How much gas will he use on a 475-mile trip?

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Question 91681: Kevin's car gets 32 miles to one gallon of gas. How much gas will he use on a 475-mile trip?
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Set up a ratio:
%2832+miles%29%2F1+gallon%29=%28%28475miles%29%2F%28x+gallons%29%29
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Cross-multiply
(32 miles)(x gallons)=(1 gallon)(475 miles)
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Simplify
32x=475
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solve for the x-term:
x=475/32
x=14.844 gals
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