If a car travels 340 miles on 20 gallons of gas, how far can it travel on 25 gallons of gas?
The problem says the car travels 340 miles on 20 gallons so 340/20
We want to know how much the car can travel with 25 gallons of gas so x/25
We would use cross multiplication:
\(\frac{340}{20} = \frac{x}{25}\)
From here you would multiply:
\(340*25 =20x\)
Now to solve for x you would start by multiplying 340 25
34025=8500
now we have
8500=20x
to isolate x we would divide both sides by 20
Final answer: x=425miles
So the answer is 425miles
find out how much it goes in 5 gallons
20÷4=5
340÷4= 85
add 85 onto 340 to get te answer- 425