Car Z travels 40 miles per gallon of gasoline when driven at a constant rate of 45 miles per hour, but travels 20 percent fewer miles per gallon of gasoline when driven at a constant rate of 60 miles per hour. How many miles does car Z travel on 10 gallons of gasoline when driven at a constant rate of 60 miles per hour?

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320

Correct

375.2

400

408.3

440

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What this question tests

Your application of distance = rate × time to trains, boats, and commuters, including relative speed.

Mixing units (miles per hour vs. minutes) or averaging speeds — average speed is total distance over total time.