Question

Writing lan's car can go 296 miles on 8 gallons of gas. During a drive last weekend, lan used

7 gallons of gas. How far did he drive? Use pencil and paper. Explain how the problem changes if
you were given the distance lan drove last weekend instead of how much gas he used

Answer 1

Given :

• Writing lan's car can go 296 miles on 8 gallons of gas.
• During a drive last weekend, lan used
• 7 gallons of gas.

To find :-

• How far did he drive?

Solution :-

According to Question ,

• Car can go 296 mi on 8 gallons of gas.

Using Unitary Method ,

• On 1 gallon of gas it will go 296/8 mi
• On 7 , it will go 296/8*7 = 259 miles

Hence the required answer is 259 miles

Answer 2

• 259 miles

Explanation:

296 miles on 8 gallons of gas.

Find the miles on 1 gallon of gas:

• 296/8 = 37 miles

Find the distance on 7 gallons of gas:

• 7*37 = 259 miles