When you buy 50 gallons of gas for your truck and the tank holds 25 gallons.The proportion set up would be 1/50=25/x,what does x represent?
The proportion is bogus
x = 25*50
which is meaningless.
You need either
gal/gal = tanks/tanks
50/25 = x/1
x = # tanks needed
or gal/tank = gal/tank
50/x = 25/1
x = # tanks needed
In the given scenario, x represents the number of times you can fill your truck's tank with the 50 gallons of gas you purchased.
To calculate the value of x, we can set up a proportion using the information given:
1/50 = 25/x
To solve this proportion, we can use cross-multiplication:
1 * x = 50 * 25
Simplifying the equation:
x = 50 * 25
x = 1250
Therefore, x represents the number of times you can fill your truck's tank with the 50 gallons of gas, which in this case is 1250 times.