A car travels 172 miles using 7 gallons of gas. At that rate, how far can the car travel using 42 gallons of gas

A.1,032 miles
B.1,548 miles
C.1,204 miles
D.1,376 miles

Question

A car travels 172 miles using 7 gallons of gas. At that rate, how far can the car travel using 42 gallons of gas

A.1,032 miles
B.1,548 miles
C.1,204 miles
D.1,376 miles

anonymous · Answer

$$\frac{ 172 }{ 7 } = \frac{ x }{ 42 }$$Set up the above ratio and solve for "x".

anonymous · Answer

It should be 1032 I think
172/7=24.57
24.57x42=1032

texaschic101 · Answer

tcarroll is correct....set it up as a proportion, cross multiply, then solve for x

anonymous · Answer

thx guys now its my turn to solve it lol but if have any more method's than please tell me

anonymous · Answer

Staying away from decimals and simplifying, you get:$$\frac{ 172 \times 42 }{ 7 } = x = 172 \times 6$$

anonymous · Answer

thanks im not hot stuff in math but you guys are true friend's well like bro lol

anonymous · Answer

anyone good with graph's

anonymous · Answer

thx for the recognition, @Feesa .  Good luck to you in all of your studies.

I can handle graphs.