Question

Julia the soccer team's captain, wants to borrow her parents' car to drive to the tournament. her parentas tell her that sahe has to pay for the gas she uses. the car gets 26 mpg. julie wonders how much gasd shell need to purchase to get to the tournament and back.

26mpg
distance to the tournament=d
total distance=d*2=2d
amout of gas julie needs to buy=g

Answer 1

g= 2d ÷ 26
If Julie goes 52 miles for her total distance she would need 2 gallons of gas. This is because she can go 26 miles on 1 gallon and 52 ÷ 26 is 2.