Question

A bus travels 300 miles on 12 gallons of gas. At this rate, how many gallons will it need to travel 650 miles?

Answer 1

26 gallons.

Explanation:

 For 300 miles #-># 12 gallons

`=>` for 1 mile `->` `12/300` gallons
`=>` for 650 miles `->` `(12/300)*650` gallons=26 gallons