SOLUTION: iff car travels 256 miles on 8 gallons of gas how far an it travel on x gallons

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Question 228641: iff car travels 256 miles on 8 gallons of gas how far an it travel on x gallons
Answer by rapaljer(4671) About Me  (Show Source):
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The easiest way to do this to just calculate the mpg=256/8= 32 mpg.

Therefore, if you have x gallons, each gallon gets you 32 miles down the road, so the total distance is 32x.

Dr. Robert J. Rapalje