Question

a small airplane used 5 2/3 gallons of fuel to fly a 2 hour trip. how many gallons were used each hour?

Answer 1

you would make 5 2/3 into a mixed fraction,which is 17/3. then divide that by 2. Final answer: 2.83

Answer 2

`2(5)/(6)\text{ gallon }`

Explanation:

Given,

The number of gallon of fuel used =
`5(2)/(3)` gallon,

Number of hours = 2 hours,

Thus, the number of gallon used in one hour

`=\frac{\text{total gallon used}}{\text{Number of hours}}`

`=(5(2)/(3))/(2)`

`=(17/3)/(2)`

`=(17)/(6)`

=
`2(5)/(6)`