Question

A truck with a 22 gallon tank gets an average gas mileage of 14. what is the equation that describes the distance the truck can travel before running out of gas

Answer 1

Consumption per 14 Mile/gallon. OR 14 MPG

Distance is = Number of gallons in the tank x MPG
Let y = distance and x = the number of gallons, then:

y= x.(MPG). (MPG is a constant)

Apply it to the given data: MPG = 14 and x = 22 gallons,
 y= 22.(14) = 308 miles