Mrs. Ebert is driving to ohio to visit family. if her truck can drive 552 miles on gallons of gas how many gallons of gas ould she need if the total trip was 840 miles show your work in number form
To determine the number of gallons of gas Mrs. Ebert would need for the entire trip, we need to divide the total distance of 840 miles by the distance her truck can drive on one gallon of gas, which is 552 miles.
840 miles ÷ 552 miles/gallon ≈ 1.52 gallons
Therefore, Mrs. Ebert would need approximately 1.52 gallons of gas for the entire trip.