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A boat can travel 357 miles on 119 gallons ofgas, How much gasoline will it need to go 450 miles?

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Answer:

It will need 150 gallons of gasoline to go 450 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that a boat can travel 357 miles on 119 gallons of gas

This means

357 miles = 119 gallons

Let us determine how much gasoline is needed for only one mile by dividing 119 by 357

1 mile = 119/357 gallons

= 1/3 gallons.

To know how much gasaoline it will need to go 450 miles, we multiply 450 by 1/3

450 miles = 450 * 1/3 gallons

= 150 gallons

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