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Katherine's car used 16 gallons to travel 304 miles. How many gallons of gas wouldshe need to travel 342 miles?

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Given:

The car used 16 gallons to travel 304 miles.

Let x represent gallons of gasoline needed to travel 342 miles.

Using proportions:


(16)/(304)=(x)/(342)

solving for x:


\begin{gathered} 16*342=304x \\ 5472=304x \\ \\ x=(5472)/(304)=18 \end{gathered}

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18 gallons of gasoline needed to travel 342 miles

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