Problema Solution
John drove 1/3 of an hour on 1/4 of a tank of gas. At that rate, how many hours can he drive on one full tank of gas?
Answer provided by our tutors
let 'x' represent the number of hours that John can drive on one full tank of gas
the time caries directly with the amount of gas:
(1/3) : (1/4) = x : 1
by solving we find:
x = 4/3 hr
x = 1 hr 1*60/3 min
x = 1 hr 20 min
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John can drive 1 hour and 20 minutes on full tank of gas.