Question

Ava's car used 6 gallons of gas to drive 132 miles. At what rate does her car use gas in gallons per mile? Express your answer in simplest form.

Answer 1

Rate of gas in gallons per mile

= 0.045454545 gallon/mile

Or

Rate of gas in gallons per mile

= 1/22 gallon/mile

Explanation:

Ava's car uses 6 gallons of gas to drive through a distance of 132 miles.

Thanks rate of gallon to distance will be given by the formula below

Rate of gas in gallons per mile

=Number of gallons/ distance covered in miles

Rate of gas in gallons per mile= 6/132

Rate of gas in gallons per mile= 1/22

Rate of gas in gallons per mile

= 0.045454545 gallon/mile