Question

Amir can travel 121.72 miles on 6.8 gallons of gas.

How far can Amir travel on 1 gallon of gas?

A.
171.9 miles

B.
17.9 miles

C.
6.8 miles

D.
1.79 miles

Answer 1

The unit consumption of gas can be obtained by dividing the total distance traveled in miles by the total gallons of gas consumed by the trip. This is shown below:

121.72 miles / 6.8 gallons = 17.9

Therefore, on a gallon of gas, Amir can travel 17.9 miles, which is letter B among the choices.