Question

A vehicle uses 1 1/8 gallons of gasoline to travel 13 1/2 miles. At this rate how many miles can the vehicle travel per gallon of gasoline

Answer 1

The answer is C. 12 hope this helped!  ;D

Answer 2

The rate is 12 miles per gallon.

Explanation:

The vehicle uses 1 1/8 gallons of gasoline to travel 13 1/2 miles.

`\implies 1(1)/(8)\text{ gallon of gasoline}=13(1)/(2)\text{ miles}`

`(9)/(8)\text{ gallon of gasoline}=(27)/(2)\text{ miles}`

`1 \text{ gallon of gasoline}= (8* 27)/(9* 2)\text{ miles}`

`1 \text{ gallon of gasoline}= (216)/(18)\text{ miles}`

`1 \text{ gallon of gasoline}= 12\text{ miles}`

Hence, the vehicle can travel 12 miles with one gallon of gasoline,

⇒ The rate of travelling is 12 miles per gallon.