SOLUTION: A particular hybrid car travels approximately 123 mi on 3 gal of gas. Find the amount of gas required for A 574-mi trip.
The car needs ____ gallons of gas for a 574-mi trip.
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Question 617276: A particular hybrid car travels approximately 123 mi on 3 gal of gas. Find the amount of gas required for A 574-mi trip.
The car needs ____ gallons of gas for a 574-mi trip.
(Type an interger or a decimal) Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A particular hybrid car travels approximately 123 mi on 3 gal of gas. Find the amount of gas required for A 574-mi trip.
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Use a proportion:
gallons/distance = gallons/distance
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x/574 = 3/123
x = (574)(3/123) = 14 gallons
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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