Question

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?

Answer 1

Vanita drove (54538 -54250) = 288 miles on 9 gallons of gas. Her mileage was
(288 mi)/(9 gal) = 32 mi/gal