To calculate: The number of miles that the car can

Cheyanne Leigh

Cheyanne Leigh

Answered question

2021-08-19

To calculate: The number of miles that the car can travel on 9 gal of gas if Toni drives her 132 mi on the highway on 4 gal of gas.

Answer & Explanation

tabuordy

tabuordy

Skilled2021-08-20Added 90 answers

Given information:
Toni drives her car 132 mi on the highway on 4 gal of gas.
Formula used:
An equation that equates two ratios or rates is called a proportion. Therefore, if b0 and d0, then:
ab=cd is a proportion.
Calculation:
As it is provided that Toni drives her car 132 mi on the highway on 4 gal of gas.
Let x represent the number of miles that car can travel on 9 gal of gas.
Set up a proportion by writing two equivalent ratios:
132 mi4 gal=x mi9 gal
Multiply by LCD, that is 36.
361324=x936
9132=4x
Solve the resulting linear equation,
4x=1188
x=297
Thus, Toni can drive 297 miles on 9 gal of gas.

Jeffrey Jordon

Jeffrey Jordon

Expert2021-12-17Added 2605 answers

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