Jordan’s job is located 67 miles from his home. His car’s gas mileage is 21 miles to the gallon. Approximately how many gallons of gasoline does Jordan need each day?

Respuesta :

I think the answer is 6.381 gallons or 3.2?

Answer:

The number of gallons of gasoline Jordan need each day is:

                            3.190476 gallons.

Step-by-step explanation:

It is given that:

Jordan’s job is located 67 miles from his home.

His car’s gas mileage is 21 miles to the gallon.

i.e. for 21 miles he need 1 gallon of gas.

This means in order to cover 1 mile he needs 1/21 gallon of gas.

Hence,

In order to cover 67 miles he needs 67/21 gallon of gas

i.e.

for 67 miles he needs 3.190476 gallons of gas.