You can put this solution on YOUR website! A bus travels 84 miles on 11 gallons of gas. About how many gallons will it need to travel 384 miles?
Miles IS TO gallons in one situation AS miles IS TO gallons in another
situation.
84 miles IS TO 11 gallons AS 384 miles IS TO X gallons.
84 IS TO 11 AS 384 IS TO X
IS TO means "OVER and "AS" means "EQUALS"
84 OVER 11 EQUALS 384 OVER X
Cross multiply:
Divide both sides by 84
or about 50 gallons.
Edwin
