Question

The distance you travel varies directly with the amount of gas you use. You can travel 300 miles on 12 gallons of gas.

Question:

a. You want to know how much gas it will take to for your entire road trip that is 750 miles. Write a proportion to solve this equation.
b. How many gallons will it take?
c. If gas is $3.75 a gallon, how much will it cost in gas to go on your road trip?
d. What is the cost per mile?

Answer 1

This is a free response

Answer 2

So 300 miles on 12 gallons of gas. We have to find how many miles is 1 gallon of gas.

Answer 3

300 divided by 12

Answer 4

25

Answer 5

So that means we can go 25 miles with 1 gallon of gas.

Answer 6

kk

Answer 7

But question (a) is asking 750 miles. So we multiply 750 x 25

Answer 8

and that would be the answer?

Answer 9

???

Answer 10

@Compassionate

Answer 11

For (a)

Answer 12

thx :)

Answer 13

so id'e write 'the proportion for question A. is 18,750?

Answer 14

The proportion will be 750:18,750 I think... :/
Let me ask a friend for help.

Answer 15

@Awolflover1 can you check this?

Answer 16

@just_one_last_goodbye

Answer 17

@Jaynator495

Answer 18

@Preetha

Answer 19

@anyone?!?!?!?!!

Answer 20

help?

Answer 21

ok i guess no help????

Answer 22

@Awolflover1