Question

Lester's car can go 15.4 miles on 1 gallon of gas. How far can he go on 0.7 gallon?

Answer 1

10.78 miles because you multiply 15.4 by 0.7

Answer 2

Answer:

$10.78\ miles$

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

Lester's car can go $15.4$ miles on $1$ gallon of gas

so

By proportion

Find how far can he go on $10.7$ gallon

$\frac{15.4}{1}\frac{miles}{gallon}=\frac{x}{0.7}\frac{miles}{gallon}\\ \\x=0.7*15.4\\ \\x=10.78\ miles$