Question

Mrs. Schroeder, a school principal, drove her own car for a class trip, taking a different route. The principal’s car can travel 32 miles per gallon of gas, and it used 12 gallons for the trip. How many miles did the principal drive? ____miles

Answer 1

Answer: 384 miles

Explanation:

From the question, Mrs. Schroeder, a school principal, drove her own car for a class trip, by taking a different route and we are told that the principal’s car can travel 32 miles per gallon of gas, and it used 12 gallons for the trip.

Since it used 1 gallon of gas for 32 miles, 12 gallons will be for:

= 32miles × 12

= 384 miles

The principal drove for 384 miles.