A hybrid car averages 600 miles on a 12.7 gallon tank of gas. Manuel is planning a
1260 -mile vacation in his hybrid car. Find how many gallons of gas he can expect to burn.
Manuel needs approximately gallons of gas for his vacation.
(Round to the nearest whole number as needed.)

To find out how many gallons of gas Manuel will burn on his 1260-mile vacation, we first need to calculate the car’s fuel efficiency. The hybrid car averages 600 miles on 12.7 gallons, which means it gets about 47.24 miles per gallon (600 miles ÷ 12.7 gallons). Now, to find out how many gallons he will need for 1260 miles, we divide 1260 by the fuel efficiency: which gives approximately 26.69 gallons. Rounding to the nearest whole number, Manuel will need about 27 gallons of gas for his trip.

Manuel needs approximately 27 gallons of gas for his vacation.