A truck drives 120 miles and uses 5 gallons of gasoline. How far could the truck drive with 7 gallons of gasoline?(1 point)

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To find out how far the truck could drive with 7 gallons of gasoline, we can set up a proportion.

Based on the given information, we know that the truck drives 120 miles with 5 gallons of gasoline.

Using the proportion, we have:

120 miles / 5 gallons = x miles / 7 gallons

To solve for x, we can cross multiply:

5 * x = 120 * 7

5x = 840

Dividing both sides by 5:

x = 168

Therefore, the truck could drive 168 miles with 7 gallons of gasoline.