5.5 gallons of fuel costs $14.64. What is the cost of 26.0 gallons of the same fuel?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

5.5 gallons of fuel costs $14.64. What is the cost of 26.0 gallons of the same fuel?

You can set this up as a ratio.

5.5 gallons/$14.64 equals 26 gallons/x.

Then set the 5.5 equal to x and, $14.64 to 26.

Then simplify.

The 5.5x should equal 380.64. Then divide by 5.5 to get x by itself.

X = 69.2

Check answer: $14.64/5= 2.66181818(26).

This will give you the same answer.