Suppose that the distance a car travels varies directly with the amount of gasoline it uses. A certain car uses 25 gallons of gasoline to travel 800 miles. If the car travels 608 miles, how much gasoline does it need?
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$19$ gallons of gasoline are needed to travel 608 miles.

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Step 1 ：D = k * G

Step 2 ：800 = k * 25

Step 3 ：k = 800/25

Step 4 ：k = 32

Step 5 ：608 = 32 * G

Step 6 ：G = 608/32

Step 7 ：G = 19

Step 8 ： $19$ gallons of gasoline are needed to travel 608 miles.