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Mr. Becker race car uses 3/4 gallons of gas for every 4 miles that its drives. How many gallons of gas are needed if he plans to drive 40 miles to his next race?

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Set up a proportion and solve. 40 * .75 / 4 = 7.5
You can leave it in decimal form or convert it to 7 1/2gallons
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