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Yesterday, jack drove 28 1/2 miles. He used 1 1/4 gallons of gasoline. What is the unit rate for miles per​ gallon?

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Answer:

166 miles per gallon

Explanation:

When dividing by fractions, we multiply by its reciprocal. We will work with the units as well all together.

(83/2 miles) * (4 / gallons) =

83 *2 ( miles per gallon) =

166

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