A car that gets 15 miles per gallons of gasoline can travel 250 miles on a full tank. If the same car got 20 miles per gallon, how many miles could it travel on a full tank?

A car that gets 15 miles per gallons of gasoline can travel 250 miles on a full tank. If the same car got 20 miles per gallon, how many miles could it travel on a full tank?

Explanation

Full tank capacity = Distance ÷ Miles per gallon

= 250 miles ÷ 15 miles/gallon

= 16.67 gallons (approximately)

Now, if the car gets 20 miles per gallon, we can calculate the distance it can travel on a full tank:

Distance = Full tank capacity × Miles per gallon

= 16.67 gallons × 20 miles/gallon

= 333.4 miles