Question

motorcycle gets 40 miles per gallon. About how many miles can you drive on 8.9 gallons of gas?

Answer 1

The motorcycle would be able to travel 356 miles if it gets 40 miles per gallon and has 8.9 gallons of fuel.

Answer 2

For this case we have that the motorcycle consumes a gallon of gasoline for every 40 miles.

If we want to know how many miles can be traveled with 8.9 gallons of gasoline, we make a rule of three:

1 gallon -------------> 40 miles

8.9 gallons ---------> x

Where "x" represents the number of miles that can be traveled with 8.9 gallons.

$x = \frac {8.9 * 40} {1}\\x = 356\ miles$

Thus, with 8.9 gallons of gasoline, you can travel 356 miles.

Answer:

356 miles