Darnell is driving to Florida to visit family.if her truck can drive 43 miles on 23 gallons of gas,how many gallons of gas would she need if the total trip was 836 miles?

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To calculate how many gallons of gas Darnell would need for the total trip of 836 miles, you can set up a proportion based on the information provided.

Given:
43 miles = 23 gallons
836 miles = x gallons

Now, you can set up the proportion:

43/23 = 836/x

Cross multiply to solve for x:

43x = 23 * 836
43x = 19108
x = 19108 / 43
x = 444.651

Therefore, Darnell would need approximately 444.65 gallons of gas for the total trip of 836 miles.