Question

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Ray uses 1/4 of a gallon of gasoline to drive a distance of 5 1/2 miles. At this rate, how many miles can he drive on 1 gallon of gas?

Answer 1

Answer:

1/4 : 5 1/2 :: 1 : x

x = miles Ray can drive on 1 gallon of gas

1x/4 = 5 1/2 × 1

x/4 = 11/2

x = 11×4/2 = 22

Ray can drive 22 miles

Answer 2

Given:

The volume of gasoline used to drive a distance of $5\frac{1}{2}$ miles = $\frac{1}{4}$ of a gallon

To find:

The number of miles he can drive on $1$ gallon of gas

Step-by-step explanation:

$\frac{1}{4}$ of a gallon = $5\frac{1}{2}$ miles

Let us multiply by $4$ to make it as $1$ gallon, so eventually multiplying on both sides by $4$.

$5\frac{1}{2}$ miles can be written as $\frac{11}{2}$ miles

$\frac14\;\times\;4\;=\;\frac{11}2\;\times\;4$

$1\;=\;22\;miles$

So, $1$ gallon of gasoline is used for $22\;miles$

Answer:

$22\;miles$ of distance can be driven on $1$ gallon of gasoline.