How much gas would i need

Question

My car holds 15 gallons of gas. It gets on average 17 miles per gallon.  How many gallons would i need to travel 400 miles

Answer 1

Hi Mariana,

 

You need 1 gallon for every 17 miles you drive.

 

simply divide 400 by 17 

 

400 ÷ 17 = 23.53

 

You would need 23.53 gallons (if I round to the hundredths place)

 

You should check to see if the answer was supposed to be rounded to the tenths, 23.5, or to whole gallons, which would

 

be 24 gallons