SOLUTION: Chin lee averages 30.6 miles to a gallon in his new sports car. chins gas tank holds 15 gallons. how far can he expect to go on a tank of gas? how many tanks of gas will chin need

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Question 526752: Chin lee averages 30.6 miles to a gallon in his new sports car. chins gas tank holds 15 gallons. how far can he expect to go on a tank of gas? how many tanks of gas will chin need to drive the 2295 miles from portalnd to detroit?
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In 1 gallon...........30.6 miles
In 15*1 gallons........15*30.6 miles
In 15 gallons.........459 miles

He can expect to go 459 miles on a tank of gas.


459 miles............. 1 tank
459/459 miles......... 1/459 tanks
1 mile................1/459 tanks
2295*1 miles..........2295 (1/459) tanks
2295 miles.............2295/459 tanks
2295 miles..........5tanks


5 tanks of gas chin will need to drive the 2295 miles from portalnd to detroit.