75.3k views
2 votes
After 2 1/4 h, a chainsaw has used 2 13/16 gal of fuel. How many gallons of fuel did the chainsaw use each hour? Enter your answer as a mixed number in simplest form in the box.

User Wing Choy
by
6.1k points

2 Answers

3 votes
13/64 hope this helps

User Alex Lobakov
by
5.8k points
3 votes

Answer:

1 1/4 or 5/4 gallon per hour.

Explanation:

Fuel used in 2 1/4 hour = 2 13/16 gallon

Fuel used in 9/4 hour = 45 / 16 gallon

Fuel used in one hour =
((45)/(16))/((9)/(4))

= 5 / 4 gallon per hour = 1 1 /4 gallon per hour

Thus, teh fuel used in each hour is 1 1/4 gallon or 5 / 4 gallon.

User Vahid Kharazi
by
6.3k points
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.