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Chloe's car used 15 gallons to travel 570 miles. How many gallons of gas would she need to travel 380 miles?

User Krystyna
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Answer:

Need:

10 gallons

Explanation:

Proportions:

15 gallons ⇒ 570 miles

A gallons ⇒ 380 miles

A = 15gallons * 380miles / 570miles

A = 10 gallons

User Jeff Albrecht
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Answer:

10

Explanation:

I divided 570 by 15 to see how many miles she can travel per gallon of gas which came out to be 38.

After that i divided the 380 by the 38. 380÷38 is 10.

User Yasser Moussa
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