To determine how far a car will travel given its fuel efficiency and the amount of gasoline available, we follow these steps:
1. Identify the average fuel efficiency of the car in miles per gallon. In this case, the car averages 18 miles per gallon.
2. Determine the available amount of gasoline the car has. Here, the car has 16 gallons of gasoline.
To find the distance the car will travel using the available gasoline, we multiply the average miles per gallon by the number of gallons available:
Distance traveled = Average miles per gallon × Gallons available
Substituting in the given values:
Distance traveled = 18 miles/gallon × 16 gallons
When we perform this multiplication, we get:
Distance traveled = 288 miles
So, the car will travel 288 miles on 16 gallons of gasoline.
