Question

roup 9Glen drove 122 miles on Monday. On Tuesday he drove another 175 miles. OnWednesday Glen drove 186 miles. He used twenty-one gallons of gas. How manymiles per gallon does his car get?

Answer 1

Given:

Monday drove = 122 miles

Tuesday drove = 175 mile

Wednesday drove = 186 miles

Find-:

How many miles per gallon does his car get

Explanation-:

The total distance is:

`\text{ }=\text{ Monday + Tuesday + Wednesday}`
`\begin{gathered} =122+175+186 \\ \\ =483\text{ Miles} \end{gathered}`

For 486 miles car take 21 gallons.

F or per gallon

`\begin{gathered} 21\text{ gallon }=483\text{ miles} \\ \\ 1\text{ gallon}=(483)/(21)\text{ miles} \\ \\ =23 \end{gathered}`

So,

The car gets 23 miles per gallon.