Mrs. Walters drove 360 miles on 25 gallons of gas. Mr. Walters drove 480 miles on 32 gallons of gas.

a. Find the mileage for gallon Mrs. Walters car.

b. Find the mileage for gallon Mr. Waters car.

c. Which car is getting better mileage per gallon?

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Erica Higgins

Mathematics

5 July, 00:10

Mrs. Walters drove 360 miles on 25 gallons of gas. Mr. Walters drove 480 miles on 32 gallons of gas.

a. Find the mileage for gallon Mrs. Walters car.

b. Find the mileage for gallon Mr. Waters car.

c. Which car is getting better mileage per gallon?

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Peppermint · Answer 1

I think what you would do here is divide the gallons by the miles. In that case, Ms. Walters got 14.4 miles per gallon, and Mr. Walters got 15 miles per gallon. Mr. Walters had a better mileage per gallon by 0.6 miles.

Mrs. Walters drove 360 miles on 25 gallons of gas. Mr. Walters drove 480 miles on 32 gallons of gas.a. Find the mileage for gallon Mrs. Walters car.b. Find the mileage for gallon Mr. Waters car.c. Which car is getting better mileage per gallon?

Mrs. Walters drove 360 miles on 25 gallons of gas. Mr. Walters drove 480 miles on 32 gallons of gas.

a. Find the mileage for gallon Mrs. Walters car.

b. Find the mileage for gallon Mr. Waters car.

c. Which car is getting better mileage per gallon?