A car uses gasoline at the rate of 1 gallon to every 33 miles. How many miles does the car travel on 179 gallons of gasoline?

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One way to solve the problem is to set up a proportion:

1 gallon / 33 miles = 179 gallons / x miles

To solve for x, we can cross-multiply:

1 gallon * x miles = 33 miles * 179 gallons

x = (33 * 179) miles

x = 5,907 miles

Therefore, the car travels 5,907 miles on 179 gallons of gasoline. The answer is C.

A Car Uses Gasoline at the Rate of 1 Gallon