Question

A woman drives an SUV that gets 15 mpg. Her husband drives a hybrid that gets 55 mpg. Every week they travel the same number of miles. They want to improve their combined mpg. They trade in the SUV for a minivan that gets 5 mpg more than the SUV. What is the new combined mpg?

Answer 1

find mpg of new minivan

= SUV mpg + minivan increase

= 15 mpg + 5 mpg

= 20 mpg

STEP 2:

add minivan mpg to hybrid mpg

= 20 mpg + 55 mpg

= 75 mpg

ANSWER: 75 mpg is the new combined mpg.

Hope this helps! :)

Explanation:

Answer 2

STEP 1:
find mpg of new minivan

= SUV mpg + minivan increase

= 15 mpg + 5 mpg

= 20 mpg


STEP 2:
add minivan mpg to hybrid mpg

= 20 mpg + 55 mpg

= 75 mpg


ANSWER: 75 mpg is the new combined mpg.

Hope this helps! :)