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  • 17-05-2016
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A boat can travel 132 miles on 11 gallons of gasoline.how much gasoline will it need to go 252 miles

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apologiabiology
apologiabiology apologiabiology
  • 17-05-2016
rate is miles/gallons
132/11=12 mile pser 1 galon
ratio and propeortion
132/11=252/xgalons
12/1=252/x
multiply both sides by x
12x=252
divide both sides by 12
x=21

21 gallons
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Dontthankmebrainme
Dontthankmebrainme Dontthankmebrainme
  • 17-05-2016
132/11=12per gallon'

12*11=132

252/12=21

21*12=252

11+11=21

21 is your answer


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