Question

Using the Factor Label MethodYour car can drive 440 miles on a tank of 22 gallons.How far can it drive on 56 gallons?Round your answer to the nearest mile.

Answer 1

We know that 22 gallons gives us 440 miles, to determine how many miles we can drive with 56 gallons we can use a rule of three:

`\begin{gathered} 22\rightarrow440 \\ 56\rightarrow x \end{gathered}`

Then we have:

`x=(56\cdot440)/(22)=(24640)/(22)=1120`

Therefore, it can drive 1120 miles on 56 gallons.