Question

A car can travel 261.9 miles on 9.7

gallons of gasoline. How much gasoline
will it need to go 172.8 miles?

Answer 1

The car’s mpg is 27 which allows for it to go 261.9 miles on 9.7 gallons. So in order for it to go 172.8 miles, it will require 6.4 gallons of gas.