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You can drive 60 miles on 1/3 of a tank a gas in 2 hours? How far can you drive on one tank of gas

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Answer:

180

Explanation:

1/3 tank = 60 miles

Multiply by 3

1 tank= 180 miles

User Amanpurohit
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Answer:

180 miles on a full tank

Explanation:

We can use ratios to solve

60 miles x miles

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

1/3 tank 1 tank

Using cross products

60 * 1 = 1/3 x

Multiply each side by 3

60*3 = 1/3x *3

180 = x

180 miles on a full tank

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