Question

A car travels 70.5 miles on 3 gallons of gas find the distance the car travels on 14 gallons of gas

Answer 1

329 miles

Explanation:

We can write a ratio to solve

70.5 miles x miles

--------------- = ------------

3 gallons 14 gallons

Using cross products

70.5 * 14 = 3x

987=3x

Divide each side by 3

987/3 = 3x/3

329=x

329 miles

Answer 2

329 miles

Explanation:

Create a proportion where x is the distance the car can travel on 14 gallons of gas:

`(70.5)/(3)` =
`(x)/(14)`

Cross multiply and solve for x:

3x = 987

x = 329

So, the car can travel 329 miles on 14 gallons of gas