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1. (6.RP.3)
er family wants to drive to a national park. Some information about their trip is given in the
The Fuller family
table below.
Distance to national park
Car's gas tank capacity
Average gas mileage for car
515 miles
20 gallons
26 miles per gallon
The family wants to determine if they can drive to the national park using just one tank of gas in th
car. Determine whether the Fullers can reach the national park. Show your work or explain your
answer.

Answer 1

the Fullers can reach the national park .

Step-by-step explanation:

Complete Question is : The Fuller family wants to drive to a national park. Some information about their trip is given in the  table below.

Distance to national park 515 miles

Car’s gas tank capacity 20 gallons

Average gas mileage for car 26 miles per gallon

The family wants to determine if they can drive to the national park using just one tank of gas in their  car. Determine whether the Fullers can reach the national park. Show your work or explain your  answer. Let's find out:

It's given that Average gas mileage for car is 26 miles per gallon  . With 1 gallon car runs 26 miles , So with 20 gallons car will run

⇒ $20(26)miles$

⇒ $520miles$

Now, Distance to National park is 515 miles which is less than Distance that car can run in 20 gallons ( $520miles$ ) .Therefore,  the Fullers can reach the national park .