A car that gets 15 miles per gallons of gasoline can travel 250 miles on a full tank. If the same car got 20 miles per gallon, how many miles could it travel on a full tank?
A car that gets 15 miles per gallons of gasoline can travel 250 miles on a full tank. If the same car got 20 miles per gallon, how many miles could it travel on a full tank?
Explanation
Full tank capacity = Distance ÷ Miles per gallon
= 250 miles ÷ 15 miles/gallon
= 16.67 gallons (approximately)
Now, if the car gets 20 miles per gallon, we can calculate the distance it can travel on a full tank:
Distance = Full tank capacity × Miles per gallon
= 16.67 gallons × 20 miles/gallon
= 333.4 miles