Question

The Williams family went to the beach during summer vacation. They traveled 459 miles and used a full tank of gas, which holds 17 gallons. If the total distance to their beach destination is 594 miles, how many gallons of gas will the Williams family need?

Answer 1

Hello there!! The answer will be 22 gallons.. hope i'm correct because i just took the quiz..:)

Hope i helped..

Answer 2

We can solve this problem by the rule of three:

459 miles---------------------------17 gallons
594 miles--------------------------- x

x=(594 miles * 17 gallons) / 459 miles=22 gallons.

Answer: they will need 22 gallons.