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a bus travels 120 miles on 8 gallons of gas . At that rate how much gas will it need to travel 435 miles

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120 miles on 8 gallons of gas....120/8 = 15 miles per gallon

435/15 = 29 gallons <==

or u can do it this way...
120 / 8 = 435 / x....120 miles to 8 gallons = 435 miles to x gallons
cross multiply
(120)(x) = (435)(8)
120x = 3480
x = 3480/120
x = 29 <==

either way, u should get the same answer
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