Question

If Ray's car gets an average of 32 mpg and he fills his tank with 18.6 gallons of gas, how far can Ray travel on a tank of gas?

Answer 1

595.2 miles.

Explanation:

We have been given that Ray's car gets an average of 32 mpg and he fills his tank with 18.6 gallons of gas.

To find the distance covered by tank of gas, we will multiply distance traveled per gallon by number of gallons in tank.

`\text{total distance covered by tank of gas}=\frac{32\text{ Miles}}{\text{gallon}}* 18.6\text{ Gallons}`

`\text{total distance covered by tank of gas}=32\text{ Miles}* 18.6`

`\text{total distance covered by tank of gas}=595.2\text{ Miles}`

Therefore, Ray can travel 595.2 miles on a tank of gas.

Answer 2

distance = rate ( miles per gallon) x amount ( gallons of gas they have)

distance = 32 x 18.6

distance = 595.2 miles ( may need to round the answer)