Mrs. Ebert is driving to Ohio to visit family. If her truck can drive 552 miles on 23 gallons of gas, how many gallons of gas would she need if the total trip was 840 miles?(1 point) gallons
To find out how many gallons of gas Mrs. Ebert would need for the total trip of 840 miles, we can set up a proportion using the information given.
The proportion is:
552 miles / 23 gallons = 840 miles / x gallons
To solve for x (the number of gallons), we can cross-multiply:
552 * x = 840 * 23
Then, we divide both sides by 552 to isolate x:
x = (840 * 23) / 552
Calculating this gives us:
x = 35
Therefore, Mrs. Ebert would need 35 gallons of gas for the total trip of 840 miles.