A motorist traveled 250 miles on 11 gallons of gas. With the same vehicle, about how far could he go on 16 gallons of gas? Round to the nearest tenth.

Given:

A motorist traveled 250 miles on 11 gallons of gas.

To Find:

In the same vehicle, the distance that can be traveled in 16 gallons.

Answer:

Rounding to the nearest tenth, the distance traveled on 16 gallons of gas is 363.5 miles.

Step-by-step explanation:

We first find the number of miles that can be traveled on 1 mile of gas.

We do this by using the unitary method.

Given that in 11 gallons, 250 miles can be traveled in a certain vehicle.

So in 1 gallon, 250 : 11 miles can be traveled. This is roughly equal to 22.72.

Next we will calculate how much distance he can go in 16 gallons. We multiply the distance traveled in 1 gallon by 16.

That is, in 16 gallons, the number of miles that can be traveled is 22.72 x 16 = 363.52.

Rounding to the nearest tenth, the distance traveled on 16 gallons of gas is 363.5 miles.