How much gas does it take to drive 900 miles

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4) Gas mileage is the number of miles you can drive on a a gallon of gasoline.

A test of a new car results in 450 miles on 20 gallons of gas. How far could
you drive on 40 gallons of gas? What is the car's gas mileage?

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Answer:

900 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

Simply multiply 450 by 2.

40 ÷ 20 = 2

450 x 2 = 900

OR

Based on Proportion:

\frac{450}{20} x \frac{x}{40}

Cross multiply:

450 x 40 = 18,000

20 x X = 20x

20x = 18,000

Divide by 20:

x = 18,000 ÷ 20

Solve:

x = 900


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