Question

A car travels 360.25 mi. It uses 13.1 gal of gas. How many miles per gallon of gas does the car travel?

a 275 miles per gallon


b 27.5 miles per gallon


c 2.75 miles per gallon


d 20.75 miles per gallon

Answer 1

B because 360.25- 13.1 = 27.5 miles per gallon

Answer 2

Option b. 27.5 miles/gallon

Explanation:

A car travels 360.25 miles using 13.1 gallon of gas.

The mileage of the car =
`\frac{Distance}{\text{ total fuel used}}`

=
`(360.25)/(13.1)`

= 27.5 miles per gallon

The car travels 27.5 miles per gallon.

Option b. is the correct answer.