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Ray uses 1/4 of a gallon of gasoline to drive a distance of 5 1/2 miles. At this rate, how many miles can he drive on 1 gallon of gas?


Ray can drive ???? miles on 1 gallon of gas.

Verified Answer :

22 miles because 5 1/2 × 4 = 22

Answer:

Ray can drive 22 miles on 1 gallon of gas.

Step-by-step explanation:

Ray uses \(\frac{1}{4}\) of a gallon of gasoline to drive a distance of \(5\frac{1}{2}\) miles.

Ray drive a distance of 5.5 miles by using 0.25 gallon of gasoline.

Now we can solve this question by unitary method.

∵ Ray can drive on 0.25 gallon of gas = 5.5 miles

∴ Ray can drive on 1 gallon of gas = \(\frac{5.5}{0.25}\)

                                                        = 22 miles

Ray can drive 22 miles on 1 gallon of gas.