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Jimmy's truck consumed 2 gallons of gasoline while travelling a distance of 76 km. He has 1.5 gallons left in the tank. How much farther can his truck go?


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Answer:

[tex]57\:\mathrm{km}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Since the question implies his truck travels at a constant distance per gallon, we can set up the following proportion to find how much father his truck can go.

Let [tex]x[/tex] represent how much farther his truck can go, in kilometers:

[tex]\frac{2}{76}=\frac{1.5}{x}[/tex]

Cross-multiplying, we get:

[tex]2x=76\cdot 1.5,\\x=\frac{76\cdot 1.5}{2}=\boxed{57\:\mathrm{km}}[/tex]

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

2 ÷ 76 = 1.5 ÷ d

2d = 76 × 1.5

d = 57 km