SOLUTION: Before starting out on a road trip you fill the gas tank with 12 gallons of gas. After driving 81 miles you check the gas gauge and know that you have 9 gallons left. What is your

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Question 899414: Before starting out on a road trip you fill the gas tank with 12 gallons of gas. After driving 81 miles you check the gas gauge and know that you have 9 gallons left. What is your rate in MPG? How many miles can be driven on 4 gallons? How many miles would you have driven if there was only 5 gallons left in the gas tank?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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12 gallons put in (assuming 12 gallon tank)
3Gal used 81mi%2F%283G%29 = 27mi/G
4G (108 miles can be driven)
7G used (189mi driven)