at the rate of 50 mph a car can travel 14.6 miles for each gallon of gas used. On a trip Mr. Hanson used 12.5 gallons of gas traveling at a speed of 50 mph. the number of miles covered during the trip was:
14.6 * 12.5 = _________ miles
thank you Ms. Sue. I just couldn't really understand the question before, but now I see.
:-) You're welcome, Terry.
To find the number of miles covered during the trip, you need to multiply the speed of the car by the number of gallons of gas used.
Given:
Speed of the car = 50 mph
Number of gallons of gas used = 12.5 gallons
The car can travel 14.6 miles per gallon, so you can calculate the total distance covered by multiplying the miles per gallon by the number of gallons of gas used:
Total distance covered = Miles per gallon × Number of gallons of gas used
= 14.6 miles/gallon × 12.5 gallons
= 182.5 miles
Therefore, Mr. Hanson covered a distance of 182.5 miles during the trip.