A particular hybrid car travels approximately 360 mi on 6 gal of gas. Find the amount of gas required for 816 -mi trip.
The car needs gallons of gas for 816 -mi trip.
16
816 miles * ( 6 gal / 360 miles) = 136 gal
That robot is nutty as a fruit cake.
Did you do a sanity check on your answer?
Sure looks closer to 13.6 gals to me.
To find the amount of gas required for the 816-mile trip, we can set up a proportion using the given information.
Given:
360 miles requires 6 gallons of gas
Let's set up the proportion:
360 miles / 6 gallons = 816 miles / x gallons
To solve for x, we can cross multiply:
360 * x = 6 * 816
Now, solve for x:
360x = 4896
Divide both sides by 360:
x = 4896 / 360
x ≈ 13.6
So, the car would need approximately 13.6 gallons of gas for the 816-mile trip.