the camdens drove 116 miles on 5 gallons of gas. at this rate, how many miles can they drive on 7 gallons of gas

QAmmunity.org

My account
Edit my Profile
Private messages
My favorites

Ask a Question
Questions
Tags
Categories
Ask a Question

Jason Marshall asked Jun 12, 2022

459,423 views

42 votes

the camdens drove 116 miles on 5 gallons of gas. at this rate, how many miles can they drive on 7 gallons of gas

Mathematics
college

Jason Marshall asked Jun 12, 2022

by Jason Marshall

3.1k points

0 Comments

Your comment on this question:

Email me at this address if a comment is added after mine:Email me if a comment is added after mine

Privacy: Your email address will only be used for sending these notifications.

Your answer

Email me at this address if my answer is selected or commented on:Email me if my answer is selected or commented on

Privacy: Your email address will only be used for sending these notifications.

1 Answer

19 votes

Answer:

162.4 miles

Explanation:

We can write a ratio to solve

116 miles x miles

----------------- = ------------

5 gallons 7 gallons

Using cross products

116*7 = 5x

Divide by 5

812 /5 = 5x/5

162.4 =x

162.4 miles

Lbedogni answered Jun 15, 2022

by Lbedogni

3.3k points

0 Comments

Your comment on this answer:

Email me at this address if a comment is added after mine:Email me if a comment is added after mine

Privacy: Your email address will only be used for sending these notifications.

Ask a Question

Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

1.6m questions

2.0m answers

0 Comments

Your comment on this question:

Your answer

1 Answer

0 Comments

Your comment on this answer:

Other Questions