Question

Amey needed 15 and 5/8 liters of gas to make a trip. Her car consumes one liter for driving 15 miles. How many miles does she drive?

Answer 1

Amy drove 234 3/8 miles

Explanation:

Since Amey's car consumes one liter of gas for driving 15 miles, we can determine how many miles (m) she drove with 15 5/8 liters of gas by creating a proportion.

For the problem, we can use the decimal of 15 5/8, which is 15.625:

1 liter of gas / 15 miles = 15.625 liters of gas / m miles

(1/15 = 15.625/m) * m

(1/15m = 15.625) * 15

m = 234.375

m = 234 3/8

Thus, Amy drove 234 3/8 miles.