Question

Jackson put ten gallons of gasoline in his dad”s car and spent twenty-five dollars. Use a direct variation to determine how many gallons of gasoline he put in his mom”s car if he spent thirty dollars.

5 gal

12 gal

15 gal

25 gal

Answer 1

this is pretty simple. you take 10 and divide it by 25. then take your answer, and multiply it by 30.

Answer 2

@tylerj37 12.. TY!

Answer 3

right or create a proportion to help you visualize this problem better

Answer 4

@Jamierox4ev3r thanks too!

Answer 5

\(\frac{10}{25}\)=\(\frac{x}{30}\)

Answer 6

dunno if you can see that, but cross-multiply and then simplify the equation.

Answer 7

300=25x

Answer 8

300 divided by 25=12

Answer 9

so your answer is 12 gallons

Answer 10

Does that make sense? @Juliette32801 ?