Ex 2: A car can get 10 miles on 1 ½ gallons of gas. How many gallons of gas are needed if you need to go 150 miles?

Angry Dan asked Dec 1, 2023

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Ex 2: A car can get 10 miles on 1 ½ gallons of gas. How many gallons of gas are needed

if you need to go 150 miles?

Angry Dan asked Dec 1, 2023

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Answer: 22.5 gallons of gas

Explanation:

1 1/2 = 3/2 or 1.5

Take 1.5 divided by 10 = 0.15 gallon per mile

Then take 0.15 times 150 miles = 22.5 gallons of gas

Bek Roz answered Dec 5, 2023

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