A car traveled at a constant speed for 4 hours and covered 144.6 miles. It used 12 gallons of gas to travel this distance. How far did the car go in 1 hour? How far did the car travel on 1 gallon of gas?
To find out how far the car traveled in 1 hour, you can divide the total distance covered by the total time taken.
Distance covered = 144.6 miles
Time taken = 4 hours
So, the car traveled 144.6 miles / 4 hours = 36.15 miles in 1 hour.
To determine how far the car traveled on 1 gallon of gas, you can divide the total distance covered by the total amount of gas used.
Distance covered = 144.6 miles
Gas used = 12 gallons
Therefore, the car traveled 144.6 miles / 12 gallons = 12.05 miles on 1 gallon of gas.
144.6/4 = miles per hour
144.6/12 = miles per gallon
Needs a modern fuel efficient car, or a newer text book :)
mmmh,
if it took him 4 hrs to 144.6 miles
then in 1 hr he went 144.6/4 or ...... miles
if 12 gallons took him 144.6 miles
then 1 gallon took him 144.6/12 or .... miles