Question

Using the Factor Label MethodYour car can drive 440 miles on a tank of 22 gallons.How far can it drive on 56 gallons?Round your answer to the nearest mile.

Answer 1

We know that 22 gallons gives us 440 miles, to determine how many miles we can drive with 56 gallons we can use a rule of three:

$\begin{gathered} 22\rightarrow440 \\ 56\rightarrow x \end{gathered}$

Then we have:

$x=\frac{56\cdot440}{22}=\frac{24640}{22}=1120$

Therefore, it can drive 1120 miles on 56 gallons.