A motorist traveled 311 miles on 12 gallons of gas. To the nearest tenth, how many miles can the motorist travel on one gallon of gas?
Number of miles that can be traveled on one gallon of gas=311/12
=25.92miles
=25.9miles(to the nearest tenth)
we know that
by using proportion
\(\frac{311 miles}{12 gallons} = \frac{x miles}{1 gallon} \\ x= \frac{31.1}{12} \\ x=25.9 miles\)
the answer is
\(25.9 miles\)