Your car averages 380 miles on a 14-gallon tank of gas. You run out of gas on a deserted highway, but have One-half gallon of lawn mower gas with you. At the current rate of travel, how far will you be able to go and will you reach the nearest gas station 15 miles away?
First u wanna focus on these parts "Your car averages 380 miles on a 14-gallon tank of gas" U wanna (Divide) (380) by (14) \[380\div14=27.1428571429\] U wanna round (27.1428571429) to the (Nearest Hundredth) (27.1428571429) after rounded =(27.14) Now u wanna focus on this part "but have One-half gallon of lawn mower gas with you" So basically u can only carry (Half) a gallon U wanna (Divide) (27.14) by (2) \[27.14\div2=13.57\] So you will (Not) be able to reach the nearest gas station that is 15 miles away bc u only have 13.57 gallon tank of gas.
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