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A car uses 3 gallons of gas to travel 75 miles. At this rate, which equation can be used to determine g, the number of gallons of gas the car uses to travel 350 miles?

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The answer would easily be 350
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3/75 = g/350where g is the number of gallons of gas the car uses to travel 350 miles. To solve for g, we can cross-multiply:3 × 350 = 75 × g1050 = 75gDividing both sides by 75, we get g = 14Therefore, the equation that can be used to determine g is:3/75 = g/350, or simply g = 14.

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