SOLUTION: alex drove 84 miles on 6.5 gallons of gas how many gallons would he need to travel 126 miles?

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Question 668340: alex drove 84 miles on 6.5 gallons of gas how many gallons would he need to travel 126 miles?
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Hi,

alex drove 84 miles on 6.5 gallons of gas 

how many gallonshighlight%28x%29 would he need to travel 126 miles?

 84mi%2F6.5gal+=+126mi%2Fx  ||| Cross Multiply to solve for x