Kaybelle Kaybelle

14-05-2015
Mathematics

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A car leaves a parking ramp and travels 5 miles due east. The car makes a 90° turn and travels 12 miles due North. The car has enough gas in the tank to travel 12.7 miles. Can the car make it back to the parking ramp using the direct route? Explain your reasoning.

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Tennisyellow Tennisyellow

14-05-2015

No because the car will run out of gas by the time it gets back to the ramp cause it uses 12.5 amount of gas on the way there

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