Question

If 25 gallons of gasoline have been used after driving 700 miles, how many gallons of gasoline would be used after driving 1,000 miles?

A) 36 gallons
B) 50 gallons
C) 35 gallons
D) 40 gallons

Answer 1

To find out the number of gallons of gasoline used after driving 1,000 miles, set up a proportion using the given information. The answer is approximately 35 gallons.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how many gallons of gasoline would be used after driving 1,000 miles, we can set up a proportion using the given information. We know that 25 gallons of gasoline were used after driving 700 miles.

Let 'x' represent the number of gallons used after driving 1,000 miles. The proportion would be: 25/700 = x/1000. Solving for 'x', we can cross multiply to get 25 * 1000 = 700 * 'x'.

Divide both sides of the equation by 700 to isolate 'x' and find that 'x' is approximately equal to 35. Therefore, the answer is C) 35 gallons.