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a hybrid car can travel 45 miles on one gallon of gas. determine the amount of gas needed for a 500 miles trip

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Answer: roughly 12 gallons or exactly 11.11111111111111111 etc

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User Buck
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We have the following:


r=45(m)/(g)

now, for 500 miles


(500m)/(45(m)/(g))=11.11g

therefore about 11.11 gallons of gas is needed

User Deufeufeu
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