Question

after filling a gas tank the odometer read 27,892.5. after the next filling it read 28,176.0. it took 17.5 gal to fill the tank. how many miles per gallon did the driver get?

Answer 1

First, let's find the total miles traveled between fillings:

`28,176-27,892.5=283.5`

we have that the distrance traveled was 283.5 miles. Now we can divide this number by the 17.5 gallons to get the following:

`(283.5)/(17.5)=16.2`

therefore, the driver got 16.2 miles per gallon