Valerie drives to and from work 5 days a week. The distance from her home to work is 6 miles. Over the course of 5 days, her car uses 14 of a tank of gas.

Question

i really need help in the math category

 

Answer 1

You didn't specify the question, but I am assuming it's how many gallons does her car's gas tank hold.

 

First, we need to sum up how many miles he drives in a week.  Then, we can divide the total miles by the total gas used (1/4) to get the total gallons in the tank.

 

If she drives 6 miles from work to home, then she also drives 6 miles to go back home. That means she is driving 12 miles per day.  Since she is going 5 days per week, her weekly mileage would be 12 x 5 = 60 miles.

 

So her car's gas usage would be 60 miles/(1/4 tank)= 240 miles in her tank.