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Solve the problem.at the beginning of a trip, the odometer on a car reads 22,488 and the car has a full tank of gas. at the end of the trip the odometer reads 22,716 and there are 1.6 gallons remaining in the tank. the tank can hold a total of 9 gallons. what is the average rate of change of the number of miles with respect to the number of gallons

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22,716 - 22,488 = 228
9 -1.6 = 7.4
228/7.4= 30.8 is the average miles per gallon
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