Answer:
a) 101.125 gallons.
b) 3312 miles.
Step-by-step explanation:
You know that Jane's car will go 420 miles on 17.5 gallons of gasoline in highway driving, therefore:
a) You can calculate the number of gallons it will take to drive 2427 miles from her house to a friend's house as following:
[tex]\frac{420miles}{17.5gallons}=\frac{2427miles}{x}\\x=101.125gallons[/tex]
b) You can calculate the distance the car can be driven on 138 gallons of gasoline as shown below:
[tex]\frac{420miles}{17.5gallons}=\frac{y}{138gallons}\\y=3312miles[/tex]
