A truck drives 200 miles and uses 4 gallons of gasoline. How far could the truck drive with 8 gallons of gasoline?

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To determine how far the truck could drive with 8 gallons of gasoline, we first need to find the truck's fuel efficiency in miles per gallon.

The truck drives 200 miles using 4 gallons of gasoline.

Fuel efficiency can be calculated as follows:

\[ \text{Miles per gallon} = \frac{\text{Total miles driven}}{\text{Total gallons used}} = \frac{200 \text{ miles}}{4 \text{ gallons}} = 50 \text{ miles per gallon} \]

Now that we know the truck's fuel efficiency is 50 miles per gallon, we can calculate how far the truck can drive with 8 gallons:

\[ \text{Distance with 8 gallons} = \text{Miles per gallon} \times \text{Total gallons} = 50 \text{ miles per gallon} \times 8 \text{ gallons} = 400 \text{ miles} \]

Thus, the truck could drive 400 miles with 8 gallons of gasoline.