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# A car goes 15 miles on a gallon of gas when it is driven at 50 miles

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A car goes 15 miles on a gallon of gas when it is driven at 50 miles per hour. When the car is driven at 60 miles per hour it only goes 80 percent as far. How many gallons of gas will it take to travel 120 miles driving at 60 miles per hour?

(A) 2
(B) 6.4
(C) 8
(D) 9.6
(E) 10

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At 60 miles per hour, the car will go 15*80%=12 miles on a gallon of gas.

So, 1 {gallon} = 12 {miles}; multiply both sides with ten: 10 {gallon} = 120 {miles}.

Hence, option (E).
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A car goes 15 miles on a gallon of gas when it is driven at 50 miles per hour. When the car is driven at 60 miles per hour it only goes 80 percent as far. How many gallons of gas will it take to travel 120 miles driving at 60 miles per hour?

(A) 2
(B) 6.4
(C) 8
(D) 9.6
(E) 10

When the car is driven at 60 mph, the car goes 0.8 x 15 = 12 miles, so the rate is 12 miles per gallon.

Thus, to drive 120 miles at 60 mph, the number of gallons needed is 120/12 = 10 gallons of gas.

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01 Nov 2017, 17:53
Distance traveled by car @ 60mph= 15*$$\frac{80}{100}$$= 12 miles

Rate of consumption of gas= 12 miles per gallon.

12 miles take consumption of gas= 1 gallon
1...................................................= $$\frac{1}{12}$$

120...............................................= $$\frac{1}{12}$$*120= 10 gallon

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