SOLUTION: A car used 3.5 gallons to make a 110 mile trip. How many gallons of gas would it take to make a 360 mile trip?

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Question 605696: A car used 3.5 gallons to make a 110 mile trip. How many gallons of gas would it take to make a 360 mile trip?
Answer by mathie123(224) About Me  (Show Source):
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We can make a ratio using the information given:
3.5%2F110=x%2F360
(where x is the number of gallons of gas that it would take to make the 360 mile trip)
Now all we have to do is solve for x:
360%2A%283.5%2F110%29=x
x=11.45

Hopefully this helps:)