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Nicole drove

355 miles using 17 gallons of gas. At this rate, how many gallons of gas would she need to drive 284 miles?

Nicole drove 355 miles using 17 gallons of gas. At this rate, how many gallons of-example-1
User Yumetodo
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Answer:

13.6 i believe, but that could, should be right tho.

Explanation:

355/17=20.88235294 then 284/20.88235294=13.6

User Jarek
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For this case, you want to know how many gallons of gasoline Nicole needs to drive 284 miles, knowing that with 17 she drove 355 miles. For this, we make a rule of three:


355 \ miles -----------> 17 \ gallons\\284 \ miles -----------> x

Where "x" represents the number of gallons consumed in 284 miles.


x = \frac {284 * 17} {355}\\x = 13.6 \ gallons

So, Nicole will need 13.6 gallons of gas to drive 284 miles

Answer:

13.6 gallons

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