Last week George filled his 16-gallon tank with gas. On the average, his car burns 0.03 gallon of gas per mile. If he has 4 gallons left in his tank, how many miles has he driven?
2007-03-23 11:03:10 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
he starts with 16 gallons... and has 4 gallons left...
that means that he used up 12 gallons...
the 12 gallons were burned over how many miles?... the resulting 'how many miles' is the # of miles he has driven
12 gallons / (0.03 gal/mile) = 400 miles
he has drive 400 miles...
2007-03-23 11:09:26 · answer #1 · answered by blueskies 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
400 miles
16 -4 = 0.03x
ok he had 16 gallons of gas
he has 4 left, meaning that he has used 12 gallons
so if his car burns 0.03 gallons of gas per mile {{he has a pretty d*** good car}} u would divide 12 by 0.03 which equals 400
2007-03-23 18:16:46 · answer #2 · answered by randi.duh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
400 miles
16-4= 12
then 12/0.03= 400 miles
2007-03-23 20:08:41 · answer #3 · answered by Lans 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
16-4=12
12/0.03=400
2007-03-23 18:09:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
16/0.03=533.333 4/0.03=533.333 533.333-533.333=400; 400 miles
2007-03-23 18:31:04 · answer #5 · answered by theca_va 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Twelve gallons having been expended, the mileage is 12/.03 or 400.
2007-03-23 18:09:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
12 divided by 0.03, which is 1200 miles...
2007-03-23 18:10:18 · answer #7 · answered by heartbreakworld 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋