Question

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A motorcycle averages 35 miles per gallon. This means that every 35 miles, the motorcycle's engine burns one gallon of gas.
How many kilometers can the motorcycle travel on 1 gallon of gasoline? Use the ratio of 1 mile : 1.609 kilometers. Show all your work. Round to the nearest whole number, if needed.

Answer 1

To find out how many kilometers the motorcycle can travel on 1 gallon of gasoline, we start with the given distance of 35 miles per gallon. We will convert miles to kilometers using the conversion factor of 1 mile = 1.609 kilometers.

1. **Convert miles to kilometers:**
\[
\text{Distance in kilometers} = \text{Distance in miles} \times \text{Conversion factor}
\]

Substituting the known values:
\[
\text{Distance in kilometers} = 35 \, \text{miles} \times 1.609 \, \text{km/mile}
\]

2. **Perform the calculation:**
\[
\text{Distance in kilometers} = 35 \times 1.609
\]
\[
\text{Distance in kilometers} = 56.315
\]

3. **Round to the nearest whole number:**
Rounding 56.315 to the nearest whole number gives us 56.

Therefore, the motorcycle can travel approximately **56 kilometers** on 1 gallon of gasoline.