Question

Lily's car used 2 gallons of gas to drive 52 miles. At what rate does her car use gas in miles per gallon? Express your answer in simplest form.

Answer 1

26 mpg

Explanation:

We want to find the unit rate "mpg."

Start with:

52 miles

---------------- and simplify this; it comes out to 26 mpg

2 gallons

Answer 2

Explanation:

The answer is 26 because your finding the rate therfore your trying to find the rate of 1.

Step by step:

52÷2

26