A truck can drive 34 miles on 2 gallons of gas. How many gallons would it take the truck to be able to drive 425 miles?(
To find the number of gallons required to drive 425 miles, we can set up a proportion.
We know that the truck can drive 34 miles on 2 gallons of gas.
So, the ratio of miles to gallons is 34:2.
We can set up a proportion using this ratio:
34 miles / 2 gallons = 425 miles / x gallons
Now we can cross multiply and solve for x:
34x = 2 * 425
34x = 850
x = 850 / 34
x ≈ 25
So, it would take the truck approximately 25 gallons of gas to drive 425 miles.