Question

Which situation describes the mileage of a car as 40 miles per gallon of gasoline?  A. A car can travel 2 miles on 80 gallons of gasoline.  B. A car can travel 42 miles on 2 gallons of gasoline.  C. A car can travel 80 miles on 2 gallons of gasoline.  D. A car can travel 80 miles on 40 gallons of gasoline.

Answer 1

C, 80 miles on 2 gallons

Explanation:

If we were to put this as a ratio...

40 : 1

80 : 2

We see that they're both equivilent ratios since when multiplied by 2 (40 x 2) we get 80 and also when multiplied by 2 (1 x 2) we get to therfore the answer being 80:20

Answer 2

The answer is C. A car can travel 80 miles on 2 gallons of gasoline.

Since the car can travel 40 miles on 1 gallon then it would be able to travel 80 miles on 2 gallons of gasoline. 40+40=80

Explanation: