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?
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I think I could
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OpenStudy (gigi1103):
oh thank you thank you thank youu!!!
OpenStudy (misssmartiez):
find the unit rate I suppose
OpenStudy (gigi1103):
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OpenStudy (misssmartiez):
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FIND. HOW many gallons it takes for only 1 mile.
OpenStudy (misssmartiez):
So we can conduct cross multiplication, do you know how?
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OpenStudy (gigi1103):
no whats that
OpenStudy (misssmartiez):
Sigh.
They are asking you to do a port portion so you can see how you can get 750 = ? gallons.
OpenStudy (gigi1103):
oh
OpenStudy (misssmartiez):
So, it would be what that be?
1____ = 25 ____
OpenStudy (misssmartiez):
1 gallon gives off 25 miles.
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