Question

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

Answer 1

Answer: roughly 12 gallons or exactly 11.11111111111111111 etc

Explanation:

Answer 2

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