Question

If a car uses 5 gallons of gasoline to travel 160 miles, how many gallons would the car use in order to travel 96 miles?

Answer 1

x = 3

Explanation:

To find this, let's use a ratio of gallons of gas to miles the car is able to travel.

160 miles / 5 gallons is equal to 96 miles / x gallons, or 160/5 = 96/x.

Cross multiply to get 160x = (5)(96)

Multiply the 96 by the 5 to get 160x = 480

Divide both sides by 160 to get x = 3.

Answer 2

3 is your answer.

Explanation:

Divide 160 by 5 and you get 32. Multiply it by 3 to get to 96 so it ends up as 3.