Question

a brand new car travels about 50 miles on 2 gallons of gas, how can this travel on 9 gallons of gas

Answer 1

First, you would find the unit rate by dividing 50 by 2 to get 25 miles in 1 gallon. Then, you would multiply how many gallons of gas you are trying to find (in this case, 9 gallons) by both sides. 25 m * 9 in 1 g * 9=  225 miles per 9 gallons. Hope this helped!

Answer 2

50 miles on 2 gallons
50/2 = 25 miles per gallon

9 gallons = 25 x 9 = 225 miles

Answer
The car can travel 225 miles on 9 gallons of gas