A motorist traveled 250 miles on 11 gallons of gas. With the same vehicle, about how far could he go on 16 gallons of gas? Round to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

To find the estimated distance the motorist could go on 16 gallons of gas, we can use a proportion:

250 miles / 11 gallons = x miles / 16 gallons

Cross-multiplying, we have:

11 * x = 250 * 16

11x = 4000

x = 4000 / 11

x ≈ 363.6

Therefore, the motorist could go about 363.6 miles on 16 gallons of gas.