Question

Brandon's car used 10 gallons to travel 310 miles. At what rate does the car use gas, in miles per gallon?On the double number line below, fill in the given values, then use multiplication or division to find the missing value.

Answer 1

Given:

At 10 gallons, the car is able to cover 310 miles.

Find: At 1 gallon, the car can travel ____ miles.

Solution:

First, let's fill in the number line with the given values.

To solve for the question mark at 1 gallon, simply divide 310 by 10.

`310/10=31`

Hence, the car uses gas at 31 miles per gallon.