Question

Jenny used a total of 3 5/6 gallons of gas while driving her car. Each hour she was driving, she used 7/9 gallons of gas. What was the total number of hours she was driving?

Answer 1

Jenny drove for about 4.93 hours

Explanation:

Jenny uses 7/9 gallons of gas per hour.

She used a total of 3 5/6 gallons.

If x is the number of hours she drove, then she used 7x/9 gallons.

X* 7/9 = 3 5/6

3 5/6 can be converted to an improper fraction.

((3*6)+5) / 6 = 23/6 gallons

=> x * 7/9 = 23/6

=> x = (23/6) / (7/9)

=> x = (23/6) * (9/7)

=> x = 69/14

=> x = 4.928571429 hours.