If a car can drive 62 miles on 3 gallons of gas, how many gallons of gas will it use to travel 231 miles?

Mathematics

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aksik [14]3 years ago

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Answer:

11 gallons of gas is needed to travel 231 miles.

Step-by-step explanation:

We can set up a proportion for this problem.

<em>For every 62 miles, you use 3 gallons of gas. </em>

$\frac{62}{3}*\frac{231}{?}$

Now, let's cross multiply.

$\frac{693}{62}$ ≈ $11$

So, you will need about 11 gallons of gas to travel 231 miles.

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