Vanita began her trip to Washington, D. C. on a full tank of gas. Her odometer read 54,250. When she arrived in Washington, her odometer read 54,538. She filled her car's gas tank and it took exactly 9 gallons. How many miles per gallon did she get? A. 32 B. 30 C. 22 D. 36

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Cecelia Gates

Mathematics

17 May, 15:38

Vanita began her trip to Washington, D. C. on a full tank of gas. Her odometer read 54,250. When she arrived in Washington, her odometer read 54,538. She filled her car's gas tank and it took exactly 9 gallons. How many miles per gallon did she get? A. 32 B. 30 C. 22 D. 36

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Ryleigh Wilkins · Answer 1

At start Vanita's odometer shows 54,250 and in Washington, D. C. shows 54,538.

54,538 - 54,250 = 288

So the trip was 288 miles long.

In her gas tank was 9 gallons at start.

288 : 9 = 32 miles per gallon.

Answer: A. 32