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The gas mileage of an SUV is 15.25 Miles per gallon. The gas mileage of a car is 26.4 Miles per gallon. How much farther will the car travel if both vehicles use 12.5 gallons of gas?

User Eran Levi
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15.25m/1gallon=Xm/12.5gallons so the SUV will travel 190.625m

The car will travel 330m

330-190.625=139.375 more miles
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Answer:

Car will travel 139.375 miles extra compared to SUV using 12.5 gallons of gas.

Explanation:

The gas mileage of an SUV is 15.25 Miles per gallon.

Mileage of SUV = 15.25 Miles per gallon

The gas mileage of a car is 26.4 Miles per gallon

Mileage of car = 26.4 Miles per gallon

We need to find how much farther will the car travel if both vehicles use 12.5 gallons of gas,

Distance traveled by car using 12.5 gallon gas = Mileage x Volume of gas

Distance traveled by car using 12.5 gallon gas = 12.5 x 26.4 = 330 miles

Distance traveled by SUV using 12.5 gallon gas = Mileage x Volume of gas

Distance traveled by SUV using 12.5 gallon gas = 12.5 x 15.25 = 190.625 miles

Extra distance traveled by car = 330 - 190.625 = 139.375 miles

Car will travel 139.375 miles extra compared to SUV using 12.5 gallons of gas.

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