Question

sara drives 72 miles on 3.2 gallons of gas. she uses this information to calculate how many miles per gallon she can drive. using this result how many miles can sara drive on 13.3 gallons of gas?

Answer 1

72/3.2 = 22.5 miles per gallon

22.5 x 13.3 = 299.25 miles. Round answer as needed

Answer 2

Answer:

Sara can drive 299.25 miles in 13.3 gallons of gas.

Step-by-step explanation:

As given:

Sara drives 72 miles on 3.2 gallons of gas.

So, in 1 gallon of gas Sara can drive = $\frac{72}{3.2}= 22.5$ gallons.

And in 13.3 gallons of gas she can drive =

$22.5\times13.3=299.25$ miles.

Therefore, Sara can drive 299.25 miles in 13.3 gallons of gas.