SOLUTION: Suppose your car has a 20 gallon gas tank an it gets 23 miles to the gallon. How far can you travel on a full tank? Suppose you only have 6 gallons of gas left, how far can you t

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Question 982964: Suppose your car has a 20 gallon gas tank an it gets 23 miles to the gallon. How far can you travel on a full tank? Suppose you only have 6 gallons of gas left, how far can you travel before you run out of gas?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
[ miles / gallon ] x [ gallons / tankful ] = [ miles / tankful ]
+23%2A20+=+460+ miles / tankful
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+23%2A6+=+138+
You can go 138 mi before you run out of gas