An suv drove 54 miles using 3 gallons of gas at this rate how far could it drive with 5 gallons of gas?
Cross multiply and solve for x.
54/3 = x/5
To find out how far the SUV could drive with 5 gallons of gas, we can use the given information that the SUV drove 54 miles using 3 gallons of gas.
First, we need to find the rate at which the SUV consumed gas per mile:
Rate of gas consumption = (Number of gallons of gas) / (Number of miles driven)
Rate of gas consumption = 3 gallons / 54 miles
Next, we can use this rate to calculate the number of miles the SUV could drive with 5 gallons of gas:
Distance = (Number of gallons of gas) * (Rate of gas consumption)
Distance = 5 gallons * (3 gallons / 54 miles)
Simplifying the equation, we have:
Distance = (5 * 3) / 54 miles
Distance = 15 / 54 miles
Distance ≈ 0.278 miles (rounded to three decimal places)
Therefore, the SUV could drive approximately 0.278 miles with 5 gallons of gas.