You fill your car with 15 gallons of gas at a cost of $45. Using fractional notation, how do you write a proportion that shows how much 5 gallons of gas will cost? Use x

to represent the unknown cost.(1 point)
Responses

15x=455
Start Fraction 15 over x End Fraction equals Start Fraction 45 over 5 End Fraction

1545=5x
Start Fraction 15 over 45 End Fraction equals Start Fraction 5 over x End Fraction

1545=x5
Start Fraction 15 over 45 End Fraction equals Start Fraction x over 5 End Fraction

15:45::x:5

1 answer

To write a proportion that shows how much 5 gallons of gas will cost, we can use the relationship between the number of gallons and their cost.

The initial information tells us that 15 gallons of gas costs $45. We want to find the cost \( x \) for 5 gallons. The correct proportion in fractional notation can be set up as follows:

\[ \frac{15}{45} = \frac{5}{x} \]

Thus, the correct response from your options is:

Start Fraction 15 over 45 End Fraction equals Start Fraction 5 over x End Fraction.