Filbert's truck can travel 174 miles on 7.2 gallons of gas. How far can he travel on a full tank of 14 gallons of gas? (Round your answer to the nearest whole mile.)

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The truck will be able to travel 338miles if the tank is 14 gallons full

Ratio and proportion

Fractions are written as a ratio of two integers.

If filbert's truck can travel 174 miles on 7.2 gallons of gas, then;

174 miles. = 7.2 gallons

In order to determine the distance he can travel on 14 gallons, we will have:

x = 14 gallons

Divide

174/x = 7.2/14

Cross multiply

7.2x = 2436

x =2436/7.2

x = 338.33 miles

Hence the truck will be able to travel 338miles if the tank is 14 gallons full

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