You want to take a trip and drive both vehicles. How far can you travel if you have $225 to spend on gasoline that costs $2.50 per gallon?
(its a story problem) Tell me what the answer is, and how you got it.
2007-12-11 11:02:54 · 5 answers · asked by <3 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
You want to take a trip and drive both vehicles. How far can you travel if you have $225 to spend on gasoline that costs $2.50 per gallon?
(its a story problem) Please tell me how to do this. i know im suposed to do a proportion but idk.
2007-12-11 11:19:38 · update #1
cheater, I do not understand how do you think you will learn how to figure this out in real life or do you just not care?
2007-12-11 11:16:44 · answer #1 · answered by Martha 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First - how many miles are you getting consistent with gallon of gas? 340 / 20 = 17 2nd - how many extra gallons is 25 than 20? 25-20=5 extra gallons 0.33 - how many extra miles are you able to force on 5 gallons of gas? 17 x 5 = eighty 5 miles final - what's the sum of 340 miles and eighty 5 miles? 340 + eighty 5= 425 miles
2016-12-10 20:09:58 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every 20 miles you use.8 of a gallon in the car and 1 gal in the truck.
Gas is 2.50/gal so you can buy 90 gals of gas.
So you have 90 divided 1.8 that equals 50
50 times the 20 miles equals a 1000 miles.
good luck.
2007-12-11 11:20:57 · answer #3 · answered by Fordman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can travel 2,250 miles.
so, you can travel 25 mi. per gallon of gas. you have 225 to spend, and gas costs 2.5 per gallon. so 225/2.5=90, so you get 90 gallons of gas. if you have 90 gallons of gas and can travel 25 miles per gallon of gas, you do 25*90=2250.
2007-12-11 11:23:38 · answer #4 · answered by Screaming Inside 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
ok hold on!
I almost got it!
2007-12-11 11:21:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋