A car went 64 miles on 2 gallons of gas in the morning, 16 miles on 1/2 gallon of gas at noon, and 32 miles on 1 gallon of gas a

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VashaNatasha [74]

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A car went 64 miles on 2 gallons of gas in the morning, 16 miles on 1/2 gallon of gas at noon, and 32 miles on 1 gallon of gas a

t 5:00 PM. Is the amount of gas used proportional to the distance the car drove? Why or why not?

Mathematics

1 answer:

Marina86 [1] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-29T15:23:29+03:00

Answer:

Yes,

Step-by-step explanation:

You take 64 miles for 2 gallons and divide it by 2. And it leads up to 32 miles and 1 gallon. Now you divide that by 2 again and get 16 miles and 1/2 gallon. So, to check that you can take 16+16 and you get 32 and take 32+32 and you get 64.