Question

ricks car gets 29.7 miles per gallon on the highway. if he traveled 310.365 miles, how many gallons of fuel were in his tank?

Answer 1

10.45 Gallons of fuel

Explanation:

The distance Ricks car can run in 1 gallon = 29.7 miles

Hence in order to travel 29.70 miles , Ricks need : 1 gallon

Therefore to cover 1 mile he needs =
`(1)/(29.70)` gallon

Hence to cover 310.365 miles he needs =
`(1)/(29.70) * 310.365` gallons

Hence the fuel required for the trip of 310.365 miles is 10.45 gallons of fuel