Question

HELP PLEASE 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

she got 32 miles per gallon

Answer 2

she got 32 miles per gallon.

Explanation:

Given that the initial reading of the odometer is:54,250

after Vanita reached Washington D.C. the reading of odometer is:54,538

she took 9 gallons of gas to reach Washington D.C.

hence, total miles she covered is:54538-54250=288 miles

9 gallons =288 miles

1 gallons will cover =288/9

so, per gallons she got=288/9

=32miles.

Hence, she got 32 miles per gallon.