Okay, so first divide 336 / 12 to find out how many miles are driven on each gallon. 336 / 12 = 28 So the car travels 28 miles per gallon (mpg).
Then, divide 1,344 / 28 1,344 / 28 = 48
And there's your answer! D) 48 gallons
I'd use synthetic div. here, with 2 as my divisor:
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2 / 1 -11 18
2 -18
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1 -9 0
Note that the coefficients of the missing factor are given here and are 1 and -9. Thus, (x-9) is the missing factor.
