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by hakyology » Wed Aug 06, 2008 9:18 am
a car traveled 462 miles per thankful of gasoline on the highway and 336 miles per tankful of gasoline in the city. If the car traveled 6 fewer miles per gallon in the city than on the highway, how many miles per gallon did the car travel in the city?
a)14
b)16
c)21
d)22
e)27


the answer is b.

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by 2008 » Wed Aug 06, 2008 9:31 am
The full tank is always the same.
To find how big is the tank is MILES/CONSUMPTION, hence

462 miles / (x+ 6) miles per gallons = 336 miles / x miles per gallons

462x = 336 (x+6)
462x=336x + 2016
126x=2016
x=16

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by anksbhandari » Thu Aug 07, 2008 5:45 am
Ratio of mileage: mileage on highway/mileage on city =
= 462/336 = 11/8

differene is 3.

in the question the diff. is 6,

therefore = 11/8 * 2/2 = 22/16

Ans: b