Solve the problem.

Question

You traveled 189 miles on 7 gallons of gasoline. At this rate, how many gallons of gasoline would you need to travel 297 miles?

Choose the best answer from the options below:
A 11
B 14
C 20
D 15.5

Answer 1

To solve this problem, we can set up a proportion:

7 gallons / 189 miles = x gallons / 297 miles

Cross multiplying, we get:

7 * 297 = 189 * x

2079 = 189x

Dividing both sides by 189, we get:

x = 2079 / 189

x ≈ 11

Therefore, we would need approximately 11 gallons of gasoline to travel 297 miles.

The best answer is A) 11.