\begin{tabular}{|c|c|}
\hline
Miles Traveled & \begin{tabular}{c}
Gallons of Gas \\ Used
\end{tabular} \\
\hline
48 & 1 \\
\hline
[tex]$a$[/tex] & 2 \\
\hline
[tex]$b$[/tex] & 3 \\
\hline
[tex]$c$[/tex] & 4 \\
\hline
\end{tabular}

A motorcycle can travel 48 miles for every gallon of gas used.

Use the unit rate to complete the table for the miles traveled by a motorcycle.
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Answer :

Let's determine the number of miles traveled by the motorcycle for each given amount of gas used, using the provided information that the motorcycle travels 48 miles per gallon of gas.

1. Finding the value of [tex]\(a\)[/tex]:
- Given that the motorcycle travels 48 miles per gallon, we need to find how many miles it will travel with 2 gallons of gas.
- Using the unit rate, we calculate:
[tex]\[ a = 48 \text{ miles/gallon} \times 2 \text{ gallons} = 96 \text{ miles} \][/tex]

2. Finding the value of [tex]\(b\)[/tex]:
- Similarly, we need to find how many miles the motorcycle will travel with 3 gallons of gas.
- Using the same unit rate, we calculate:
[tex]\[ b = 48 \text{ miles/gallon} \times 3 \text{ gallons} = 144 \text{ miles} \][/tex]

3. Finding the value of [tex]\(c\)[/tex]:
- Finally, we need to find how many miles the motorcycle will travel with 4 gallons of gas.
- Using the unit rate again, we calculate:
[tex]\[ c = 48 \text{ miles/gallon} \times 4 \text{ gallons} = 192 \text{ miles} \][/tex]

Based on these calculations, we can now complete the table as follows:

[tex]\[ \begin{tabular}{|c|c|} \hline Miles Traveled & \begin{tabular}{c} Gallons of Gas \\ Used \end{tabular} \\ \hline 48 & 1 \\ \hline 96 & 2 \\ \hline 144 & 3 \\ \hline 192 & 4 \\ \hline \end{tabular} \][/tex]

Thus, the values are:
[tex]\[ a = 96, \quad b = 144, \quad c = 192 \][/tex]