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A large jet uses 7.500 gallons of fuel to fly 1,500 miles what is the unit rate used by the vehicle

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We know that they are using 7500 gallons of fuel for 1500 miles

we can do 7500 / 1500 = 5

Meaning that for every 5 gallons of fuel they travel 1 mile

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