Question

Write the rate as a unit rate. 210 miles on 6 gallons of gas. ANS. _________ miles/gallon.

Answer 1

Given:

210 miles on 6 gallons of gas

Solution

To write the given parameter as a unit rate in miles/gallon, we divide the given miles by the number of gallons.

We have:

`\begin{gathered} =\frac{210\text{ miles}}{6\text{ gallons}} \\ =\text{ 35 miles/gallon} \end{gathered}`

Answer: 35 miles/gallon