Question

the camdens drove 116 miles on 5 gallons of gas. at this rate, how many miles can they drive on 7 gallons of gas

Answer 1

162.4 miles

Explanation:

We can write a ratio to solve

116 miles x miles

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

5 gallons 7 gallons

Using cross products

116*7 = 5x

Divide by 5

812 /5 = 5x/5

162.4 =x

162.4 miles