12k-1 is the simplified answer
Answer:
5 miles
Step-by-step explanation:
14 - 8.37 means his car still had 5.63 gallons
27.6/5.63 = 4.9
The scale factor is 1/3.
To find this scale factor, choose a set of sides to compare lengths. For example, taking the left sides of the triangles, which is 9 and 3. 9 is 3 times bigger than the triangle on the right, so that gives us the scale factor of 1/3.
1/2 = 18 cut
Cut= 1/36
So if victor rides for time t+ 1/36
Alex rides for t
D= 18 (t + 1/36) = 24 t
18 t+ 18/36 = 24 t
6 t = 1/2
T = 1/12 hour = 5 minutes