Question

The Washington family is taking a family trip to Washington and has 429.5 mi left before they get to the hotel. If they are traveling at a rate of 33 miles per gallon and they have 13 gallons of fuel left should Mr. Washington stop for gas?

Answer 1

Yes He should stop for Gas

Explanation:

Step one:

given data

total distance left=429.5miles

we want to find the amount of gallons the car will consume for 429.5 miles

we are told that for 33 miles traveled the car will consume 1 gallon of gas

hence for 429.5 miles the car will consume x gallons

cross multiply we have

x=429.5/33

x=13.0gallons

This shows that the tank will be empty for a 429.5 miles.