SOLUTION: If my car gets 30 miles to a gallon and I need to go 441 miles how many gallons of gas will it take to get there at 75 miles an hour?

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Question 841648: If my car gets 30 miles to a gallon and I need to go 441 miles how many gallons of gas will it take to get there at 75 miles an hour?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let g = number of gallons

(miles per gallon)*(number of gallons) = number of miles

30*g = 441

g = 441/30

g = 14.7

Rounding up, it will take roughly 15 gallons of gas.