SOLUTION: If Adrianna's speed was 30 miles per hour and her gas mileage was 40 miles per gallon. How many gallons of gas would she use in one hour?

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Question 1000279: If Adrianna's speed was 30 miles per hour and her gas mileage was 40 miles per gallon. How many gallons of gas would she use in one hour?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39623) About Me  (Show Source):
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The description is two ratios.
30%28miles%2Fhour%29 and 40%28miles%2Fgallon%29.

Question is how many gallons per hour.

Start with 1 hour. Arrange the ratios as conversion factors.

1%2Ahour%2A%2830%2F1%29%28miles%2Fhour%29%2A%281%2F40%29%28gallons%2Fmiles%29