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A motorist traveled 311 miles on 12 gallons of gas. To the nearest tenth, how many miles can the motorist travel on one gallon of gas?

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Number of miles that can be traveled on one gallon of gas=311/12
=25.92miles
=25.9miles(to the nearest tenth)
User Matt Jacobi
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we know that
by using proportion

(311 miles)/(12 gallons) = (x miles)/(1 gallon) \\ x= (31.1)/(12) \\ x=25.9 miles

the answer is

25.9 miles
User Martin Godzina
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