Question

Solve the problem. If at a given speed a car can travel 95.6 miles on 4 gallons of gasoline, how far can the car can travel on 68 gallons of gasoline at that speed? O 95.6 miles 1625.2 miles 68 miles 1632.6 miles

Answer 1

Answer:  The correct option is (B) 1625.2 miles.

Step-by-step explanation:  Given that at a given speed a car can travel 95.6 miles on 4 gallons of gasoline.

We are to find the distance that the car can travel on 68 gallons at the same speed.

We will be using the UNITARY method to solve the given problem.

Distance traveled by the car on 4 gallons of gasoline = 95.6 miles.

So, the distance traveled by the car on 1 gallon of gasoline will be

$\dfrac{95.6}{4}=23.9~\textup{miles}.$

Therefore, the distance traveled by the car in 68 gallons of gasoline is given by

$23.9\times68=1625.2~\textup{miles}.$

Thus, the required distance traveled by the car on 68 gallons of gasoline is 1625.2 miles.

Option (B) is CORRECT.