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Kurt's truck uses 8 gallons of gas to travel 112 miles. He has 4 gallons in the tank. How much more gas will he need to drive 266 miles?

A.
19 gallons
B.
14 gallons
C.
16 gallons
D.
15 gallons

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Answer: the correct option is D.

Explanation:

Kurt's truck uses 8 gallons of gas to travel 112 miles. This means that the number of miles that his truck travels with one gallon of gas would be 112/8 = 14 miles per gallon.

He has 4 gallons in the tank. The number of miles that the 4 gallons would cover is

4 × 14 = 56 miles

If he needs to drive 266 miles, the number of miles left would be

266 - 56 = 210 miles

The number of gallons of gas that would cover 210 miles is

210/14 = 15 gallons

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