Question

A car can travel 476 miles on 14 gallons of gas. Write an equation relating distance d to the numbers of gallons g. How many gallons of gas does this car need to travel 578 miles?

Answer 1

first subtract hen divide

Answer 2

Start by getting a ratio of miles to gallons of gas. Know how to do that?

Answer 3

@noseboy908 when your done can you help me with my problem?

Answer 4

yes!!!

Answer 5

ok

Answer 6

No I don't.

Answer 7

Alright, no problem. All ratios can be expressed as either "x:y", or "x/y", where x and y are numbers with units. So, take your given number of miles, and set it up as "x:y" with relation to the number of gallons that those miles used up.