Question

pedro's car averaged 957 miles on its 29-gallon tank of gas. If pedro runs out of gas and a mechanical comes to his rescue with 2 3/4 gallons of gas, determine how far his car can go. Round to the nearest​

Answer 1

His car can go 90.75 miles.

Explanation:

We solve this question using proportions.

Pedro's car averaged 957 miles on its 29-gallon tank of gas.

This means that per gallon, his car can go:

957/29 = 33 miles.

2 3/4 gallons of gas

`2 + (3)/(4) = 2 + 0.75 = 2.75` gallons.

Determine how far his car can go.

For each gallon, the car goes 33 miles. He has 2.75 gallons, so his car can go 33*2.75 = 90.75.

His car can go 90.75 miles.