Question

Write "252 miles per 8 gallons " as a rate in simplest form

Answer 1

Rate per gallon in simplest form is,
`(63)/(2)`

Explanation:

Unit rates defined as the rates are expressed as a quantity of 1, such as 5 feet per second or 6 miles per hour, they are called unit rates.

Given the statement: 252 miles per 8 gallons.

⇒ Number of miles = 252

and number of gallons = 8

Unit rate per gallons =
`\frac{\text{Number of miles}}{\text{Number of gallons}}`=
`(252)/(8)`

Divide numerator and denominator both by 4 we get;

Unit rate per gallons =
`((252)/(4) )/((8)/(4)) = (63)/(2)`

Therefore, "252 miles per 8 gallons " as a rate in simplest form is,
`(63)/(2)`

Answer 2

Hi there! 252 miles per gallon would be 252 miles/8 gallons. The GCF of 252 and 8 is 4 so we are going to divide by 4. 252÷4=63 and 8÷4=2. In this case, we have a fraction of 63/2.