Question

Timmy's car can travel an average of 135 miles on 5 gallons of gas. How many gallons of gas will it use to travel 324 miles?

Answer 1

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Set up multiplication/division so that you cancel units that you do not need in the answer...

324mi(5gal/135mi)=12gal

The car will use 12 gallons of gas to travel 324 miles.

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Answer 2

Answer:

Set up multiplication/division so that you cancel units that you do not need in the answer...

324mi(5gal/135mi)=12gal

The car will use 12 gallons of gas to travel 324 miles.