A hybrid car averages 602 miles on a 12.4 gallon tank of gas. Manuel is planning a 1260-mile vacation in his hybrid car. Find how many gallons of gas he can expect to burn

Answer 1

Let x = the number of gallons of gas

miles/gallons:

602/12.4 = 1260/x

602x = 15,624

x = 25.953 gallons