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Sue's car used 12 gallons of gas on a 300 mile trip. Jen's car used 5 gallons of gas on a 140 mile trip. Whose car got more miles per gallon?

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Sue’s car has about 25 miles per gallon. Jen’s care has about 28 miles per gallon. So Jen’s car has a better MPG compared to sue
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Jen's car because if you divide 140 by 5 you get 28 and that's 28 miles per gallon. When you divide 300 by 12 you get 25 and that's 25 miles per gallon.
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