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You are running a fuel economy study. One of the cars you find is blue. It can travel 41 1/2 on 1 1/4 of gasoline. Another car is red. It can travel 21 3/5 on 4/5 of gasoline. What is the unit rate for miles per gallon for each​ car? Which car could travel the greater distance on 1 gallon of​ gasoline? The unit rate for the blue car is ​mile(s) per gallon.

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Answer:The blue car is 1 gallon of fuel over the wider distance

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Answer:

The blue car travels the greater distance on 1 gallon of gasoline

Explanation:

#blue 33.2 or 33 1/5 miles per gallon

#red 27 miles per gallon

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