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An experimental vehicle was able to travel mile on gallon of water. At this rate, what

was the mileage in miles per gallon of water for this vehicle?

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The mileage of the experimental vehicle is 6 miles per gallon (mpg) of water.

How to solve for the mileage

To find the mileage in miles per gallon (mpg) for the experimental vehicle, given it traveled 3/8 miles on 1/16 gallon of water, you can set up a proportion to determine the mileage in mpg.

The rate is 3/8 miles per 1/16 gallon.

Let's calculate the mileage in miles per gallon (mpg):


\( \text{Mileage} = \frac{\text{Miles}}{\text{Gallons}} \)

Given that it traveled 3/8 miles on 1/16 gallon:


\( \text{Mileage} = \frac{3/8 \text{ miles}}{1/16 \text{ gallon}} \)

To find the miles per gallon, you can invert and multiply:


\( \text{Mileage} = \frac{3/8 \text{ miles} * 16}{1 * 1/16 \text{ gallon}} \)

Simplify:


\( \text{Mileage} = (3 * 2)/(1) = 6 \)

Therefore, the mileage of the experimental vehicle is 6 miles per gallon (mpg) of water.

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An experimental vehicle was able to travel 3/8 miles on 1/16 gallon of water. At this rate, what was the mileage in miles per gallon of water for this vehicle?

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