Question

Chase is buying a new car. The sticker in the window says that the car gets 28.2 miles for each gallon of gas on the highway. The gas tank holds 14.3 gallons of gas. How far can Chase drive on the highway with a full tank?

Answer 1

403.26 miles

Explanation:

Given

`Rate = 28.2 miles/gallon`

`Gallons = 14.3\ gallons`

Required

Determine the possible distance

From the given parameters, Distance is calculated as thus:

`Distance = Rate * Gallons`

`Distance = 28.2 * 14.3`

`Distance = 403.26`

Hence, Chase can travel a total of 403.26 miles