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PLSS SOMEONE EXPLAIN ASAP!!!Gas mileage is the number of miles you can drive on a gallon of gasoline. A test of a new car results in 540 miles on 20 gallons of gas. How far could you drive on 75 gallons of gas?What's is the car's gas mileage,

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Answer: 27 is your gas mileage 2025 is how far 75 gallons of gas can take you

Explanation:

540/20=27, 27*75=2025

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Answer: 2,025 mi

Mileage is 270

Explanation:

Set up a proportion. You know you can drive 540mi/20gal so use that to figure out how far you can drive on 75 gallons.

Then do the same to see how far it can travel in 1 mile. That is the car’s mileage

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