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Sara drives 72 miles on 3.2 gallons of gas. She uses this information to calculate how many miles per gallon she can drive. Using this result, how many miles can Sara drive on 13.3 gallons of gas?

User RyanNHG
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Answer:

Explanation:

i think its 230.4

User Vivex
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Answer:

299 miles

Explanation:

Set a proportion:

72 miles : 3.2 gallons = x miles : 13.3 gallons

x = (72 × 13.3) ÷ 3.2 = 299 miles

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