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A car gets 27 miles per gallon of gas. how many miles will the car travel on 12 gallons of gas?

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The car will travel 324 miles on 12 gallons of gas.

Explanation

The car gets 27 miles per gallon of gas, that is, 1 gallon of gas gets the car 27 miles. In mathematical terms,

1 gallon of gas = 27 miles for the car

Let 12 gallons of gas get the car x miles.

1 gallon of gas = 27 miles for the car

12 gallons of gas = x miles for the car

Using simple mathematical relations, done by cross multiplying, we can obtain an expression that can be used to solve for x

1 × x = 27 × 12

x = 27 × 12 = 324 miles

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