OpenStax, Prealgebra 2e §6.5 Solve Proportions and their Applications · Exercise 51 · Algebra · Ratio, proportion & variation

Solve Proportions and their Applications · Exercise 51

Solve the proportion problem.

Jesse’s car gets $30$ miles per gallon of gas. If Las Vegas is $285$ miles away, how many gallons of gas are needed to get there and then home? If gas is $\$ \text{3}.\text{09}$ per gallon, what is the total cost of the gas for the trip?

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OpenStax, Prealgebra 2e · §6.5 Solve Proportions and their Applications · Exercise 51

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