Question

Rico drove 200 miles on 12 gallons of gas. How far

can he drive on 3 gallons of gas?
Gallons of cas
200
12
6

Answer 1

50

Explanation:

With an equation such as

200÷12 = 16.666, or 16+(2/3)

You are able to determine how many miles each gallon contributed to. With that, you can take

16 × 3 = 48

3 x 2
1 x 3
(done for the fraction)

6/2 is the outputted fraction, which translates into 2.

48 + 2 = 50