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Hank's pickup can travel 80 miles on 5 gallons of gas. How many gallons will Hank's pickup need to travel 64 miles?​

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Answer:

4 gallons of gas

Explanation:

80/5 = 64/x

Simplofy 80/5 to 16/1.

Divide 16 by 16 and 64 by 16 to get 4.

Your proportion will now look like this.

1/1=4/x

x=4

Hank needs 4 gallons of gas.

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