Question

On a recent trip, Jeremy and frank drove 790 miles on 33 1/3 gallons of gas how many miles per gallon did their car get on this trip

Answer 1

The term "per" gives the knowledge you are doing division. Miles per gallon means
miles/gallon....

790/33 1/3 = 23.7 gallons per mile

Answer 2

23.70 miles per gallon

Explanation:

Jeremy and Frank drove 790 miles on
`33(1)/(3)` gallons of gas.

`33(1)/(3)` gallons =
`(100)/(3)` ≈ 33.33 gallons of gas

They drove 790 miles in = 33.33 gallons of gas

Their milage of the car =
`(790)/(33.33)`

= 23.70 miles per gallon

Their car got 23.70 miles per gallon of gas on this trip.