Nadine has 4 gallons of gas in her car. If the fuel efficiency of her car is 23 miles per gallon, how many miles can Nadine drive before running out of gas?
Q. Nadine has 4 gallons of gas in her car. If the fuel efficiency of her car is 23 miles per gallon, how many miles can Nadine drive before running out of gas?
Identify total gas amount: Identify the total amount of gas Nadine has and the fuel efficiency of her car.Nadine has 4 gallons of gas.The fuel efficiency of her car is 23 miles per gallon.
Calculate total miles: Calculate the total number of miles Nadine can drive by multiplying the amount of gas by the fuel efficiency.Total miles =Gallons of gas×Fuel efficiencyTotal miles =4 gallons×23 miles per gallon
Perform multiplication: Perform the multiplication to find the total number of miles.Total miles = 4×23Total miles = 92 miles
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