A car traveled 63 miles on 3 gallons of gas. What proportion can you set up to determine how many miles m the car can travel on 7 gallons of gas?

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Saideep Arikontham · Answer 1 · 2022-01-29T22:40:36+0000

Answer:

The car can travel 147 miles on 7 gallons of gas

Explanation:

A car traveled on 3 gallons of gas = 63 miles

car traveled on 1 gallons of gas = = 21 miles

Therefore, car traveled on 7 gallons of gas = 21 × 7 = 147 miles.

The proportion will be = × 7 = × 7

The car can travel 147 miles on 7 gallons of gas.