Question

A motorcycle can go 50 miles on 1 gallon of gas. How many gallons will be used to go 150 km? I mile is about 1.6 km. Round to the nearest gallon.

Answer 1

1.875 gallons

Explanation:

Data

distance = 50 mi

volume of gas = 1 gal

volume for 150 km = ?

Process

1.- Convert 50 mi into kilometers

1 mile ------------------- 1.6 km

x ------------------ 150 km

x = (150 x 1)/1.6

x = 93.75 mi

2.- Calculate the gallons wasted

1 gallon ----------------- 50 mi

x ---------------- 93.75 mi

x = (93.75 x 1)/50

x = 93.75/50

x = 1.875 gallons