Question

A truck driver 588.82 miles, and his truck used 29.5 gallons of gasoline. what was his mileage, in miles per gallon?

A.) 17,370.19
B.) 19.96
C.) 199.6
D.) 1.996

Answer 1

D. 1.996
Subtract the miles and divide it by the gallons.

Answer 2

For this case we must make a division, taking into account that:

Travel:
`588.82 \ miles`

Gasoline:
`29.5 \ gallons`

Then, his mileage was:

`\frac {588.82} {29.5} * \frac {miles} {gallons} = 19.96 \frac {miles} {gallons}`

ANswer:

`19.96 \frac {miles} {gallons}`

Option B