Question

A car used 1/ 64 of a gallon of gas to drive 1 4of a mile. At this rate, how many miles can the car travel using 1 gallon of gas?

Answer 1

Answer: 16 miles

Explanation:

The car used 1/64 gallons to travel 1/4 miles. To find out how many miles the car can travel using 1 gallon, use direct proportion:

1/64 gallons : 1/4 miles

1 gallon : x miles

Cross multiply:

1/64x = 1/4

x = 1/4 ÷ 1/64

= 1/4 * 64/1

= 16 miles

On one gallon of gas, the car can travel 16 miles.