Question

Ian​'s car can go 217 miles on 7 gallons of gas. During a drive last​ weekend, Ian used 8 gallons of gas. How far did he ​drive? Use pencil and paper. Explain how the problem changes if you were given the distance Ian drove last weekend instead of how much gas he used.

Answer 1

165 miles

Explanation:

part 1

231/7=33mpg

33×5 =165 miles

part 2

distance/mpg= gas used

for example: if you were told he went 200 miles,

200/33= 6.06 gallons of gas