Question

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Jack drove 278.2 miles on 19.6 gallons of gasoline. About how many miles did he drive per gallon of gasoline?

(Round your answer to the nearest WHOLE amount of miles. Whole = ones place)



DO NOT PUT UNITS IN YOUR ANSWER, JUST THE NUMBER.

Answer 1

14

Explanation:

Jack drove 278.2 miles on 19.6 gallons of gasoline. then

278.2 miles - 19.6 gallons

x miles - 1 gallon

Write a proportion:

`(278.2)/(x)=(19.6)/(1)`

Cross multiply:

`19.6\cdot x=278.2\cdot 1\\ \\19.6x=278.2\\ \\x=(278.2)/(19/6)\approx 14\ miles`