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A boat can travel 423 miles on 47 gallons of gasoline. How much

gasoline will it need to go 108 miles?

User Rajesh Hegde
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Answer:12

Step-by-step explanation:

423/47=108/x

Then we can cross-multiply and simplify, getting the X alone:

108*47=5076 423*x=423x

423x=5076

Divide to isolate:

x=5076/423

x=12

User Sandeep Fatangare
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12 votes
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Answer:

12

Explanation:

i done the butterfly method

User Makleesh
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