Question

​Yesterday, Jack drove 33 and one half

miles. He used 1 and one fourth
gallons of gasoline. What is the unit rate for miles per​ gallon?

Answer 1

His car runs 26.8 miles per gallon.

Explanation:

Divide to get the unit rate:

33.5 mi

------------- = 26.8 mpg

1.25 gal

Answer 2

change each mixed number to an improper fraction

33 1/2 = (2*33 +1)/2 67/2

1 1/4 = (4*1+1)/4 = 5/4

67/2 divided by 5/4

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67/2 * 4/5

268/10

26 8/10

26 4/5 miles per gallon