Question

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Angie drove to the beach. She kept track of the number of miles she traveled and the number of gallons of gas she used. Which method and reasoning can Angie use to calculate the gas mileage in miles per gallon?

A:435.7 miles • 12.42 gallons,
because multiplying a quantity with units of miles by a quantity with units of gallons gives a quantity with units of miles per gallon.

B:435.7 miles −12.42 gallons,
because subtracting a quantity with units of gallons from a quantity with units of miles gives a quantity with units of miles per gallon.

C:12.42 gallons ÷ 435.7 miles,
because dividing a quantity with units of gallons by a quantity with units of miles gives a quantity with units of miles per gallon.

D:435.7 miles ÷ 12.42 gallons,
because dividing a quantity with units of miles by a quantity with units of gallons gives a quantity with units of miles per gallon.

Answer 1

I think the best option is D

Hope this helps

Answer 2

D) 435.7 miles ÷ 12.42 gallons,

because dividing a quantity with units of miles by a quantity with units of gallons gives a quantity with units of miles per gallon.

Explanation:

We are given that Angie kept track of the number of miles she traveled and the number of gallons of gas she used.

Since we are supposed to find Which method and reasoning can Angie use to calculate the gas mileage in miles per gallon

Since we are asked gas mileage in miles per gallon i.e. unit of the answer must be miles per gallon.

So, miles must be divided by gallons .

Thus Option d is correct.

435.7 miles ÷ 12.42 gallons,

because dividing a quantity with units of miles by a quantity with units of gallons gives a quantity with units of miles per gallon.