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Joan drives 333.5 miles before she has to buy gas. Her car gets 29 miles per gallon.
How many gallons of gas did the car start out with?

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mhanifa

Answer:

  • 11.5 gallons

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the amount of gas be x gallons.

The product of gallons and MPG gives us the number of miles, show this as equation and solve for x:

  • miles/gallons * gallons = miles

  • 29x  = 333.5
  • x = 333.5/29
  • x = 11.5