A vehicle uses 1 tablespoon of gasoline to drive 125 yards. How many miles can the vehicle travel per gallon? (Round your answer to the nearest mile.) Hint: there are 256 tablespoons in a gallon.
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+118677 I have no idea how many yards there are in a mile and I am too tired to look it up. ;/
+70 There are 1760 yards in a mile. Because you know that 1 tablespoon of gasoline can be used to drive 125 yards, you would multiply the number of yards, 125, by 256 to find how many miles the car can travel per gallon. $${\mathtt{125}}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}{\mathtt{256}} = {\mathtt{32\,000}}$$ $${\frac{{\mathtt{32\,000}}}{{\mathtt{1\,760}}}} = {\frac{{\mathtt{200}}}{{\mathtt{11}}}} = {\mathtt{18.181\: \!818\: \!181\: \!818\: \!181\: \!8}}$$
18 is about the number of miles that the vehicle can travel.
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