A boat can travel 114 miles on gallons and gasoline. How far can it travel on78 gallon s?
How many gallons does it use in 114 miles?
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To find out how far the boat can travel on 78 gallons of gasoline, we need to use the given information that the boat can travel 114 miles on a certain number of gallons.
We can set up a proportion to solve the problem:
miles traveled / gallons of gasoline = miles per gallon
We know that the boat can travel 114 miles on a certain number of gallons, so we can set up the proportion as follows:
114 miles / x gallons = miles per gallon
Now we can cross-multiply and solve for x:
114x = 78 * miles per gallon
Divide both sides by 114 to solve for x:
x = (78 * miles per gallon) / 114
Since the miles per gallon is not given in the question, we cannot determine the exact distance the boat can travel on 78 gallons of gasoline. However, once you know the miles per gallon, you can substitute that value into the equation to find the answer.