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Katherine's car used 16 gallons to travel 304 miles. How many gallons of gas wouldshe need to travel 342 miles?

Answer :

Given:

The car used 16 gallons to travel 304 miles.

Let x represent gallons of gasoline needed to travel 342 miles.

Using proportions:

[tex]\frac{16}{304}=\frac{x}{342}[/tex]

solving for x:

[tex]\begin{gathered} 16\times342=304x \\ 5472=304x \\ \\ x=\frac{5472}{304}=18 \end{gathered}[/tex]

ANSWER

18 gallons of gasoline needed to travel 342 miles

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