Question
Lisa's car get 22 miles per gallon of gasoline. How many miles can she drive on 24 gallon of gas?
Answers
Jai
to get this, we just use ratio and proportion:
let x = miles travelled with 24 gallons
22 miles : 1 gallon = x miles : 24 gallons
therefore,
22/1 = x/24
x = 22*24
x = 528 miles
hope this helps~ :)
let x = miles travelled with 24 gallons
22 miles : 1 gallon = x miles : 24 gallons
therefore,
22/1 = x/24
x = 22*24
x = 528 miles
hope this helps~ :)