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Jackson loves to take day trips during weekends. Last weekend, he drove 80 miles to Crabclaw Beach. He used 4 gallons of gas to get there. T
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Jackson loves to take day trips during weekends. Last weekend, he drove 80 miles to Crabclaw Beach. He used 4 gallons of gas to get there. This weekend, he will drive 100 miles to get to Mount Highmore. If he uses gas at the same rate, how many gallons of gas will Jackson use to get to Mount Highmore?
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Answer:
5 gallons of gas
Step-by-step explanation:
From the above question:
If:
80 miles = 4 gallons of gas
100 miles = x gallons of gas
Cross Multiply
80 × x = 100 × 4
x = 100 × 4/80
x = 5 gallons of gas
Therefore, Jackson would use 5 gallons of gas to get to Mount Highmore.