if a boat uses 15 gallons of gas to go 75 miles how many miles can the boat travel on 60 gallons of gas?

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Yes because 15 gallons of gas use up 75miles so how many time 60 could go into 15 which is 4

Panos Boc answered Apr 12, 2017

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Set up a ratio:
15gallons/75miles = 60gallons/x miles
x=(75×60)÷15=300
Answer: 300 miles on 60 gallons of gas

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