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OpenStudy (anonymous):

If a car travels 340 miles on 20 gallons of gas, how far can it travel on 25 gallons of gas?

OpenStudy (beccaboo333):

\[340\div20\]

OpenStudy (beccaboo333):

What do you get from that?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

17.. that cant be it.

OpenStudy (beccaboo333):

Now, \[17\times5\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

85

OpenStudy (beccaboo333):

There you go :)

OpenStudy (beccaboo333):

17 miles per gallon. Understand how we got that answer of 85miles for 25gallons?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thats not it. not one of the choices.

OpenStudy (e.mccormick):

Set it up as a ratio. Know how to do that?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

How many miles on 1 gallon? How many miles on 25 gallons? :)

OpenStudy (e.mccormick):

They found the 1, just a mistake in finding the 25.

OpenStudy (beccaboo333):

Sorry >.< I got confused.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Oh i see, just saw it :p, 340:20 = 17:1

OpenStudy (e.mccormick):

Yes, the mistake was in the ?:25 part.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So what's your next step? @seimei

OpenStudy (anonymous):

>.<, 17*25 =?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

340 (25/20) = 425

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