Mrs. walter drove 350 miles on 25 gallons of gas.mr walters drove 480 miles on 32 gallons of gasfind the mileag per gallon for each car which car is getting the better mileage pergallon?
Show your answer.
350/25 = ______ mpg
480/32 = ______ mpg
I showed you the steps. What answers do you get?
Which vehicle gets the better mileage?
To find the mileage per gallon for each car, we can divide the number of miles by the number of gallons for each car.
For Mrs. Walter's car:
Mileage per gallon = Number of miles / Number of gallons
Mileage per gallon = 350 miles / 25 gallons
Mileage per gallon = 14 miles/gallon
For Mr. Walter's car:
Mileage per gallon = Number of miles / Number of gallons
Mileage per gallon = 480 miles / 32 gallons
Mileage per gallon = 15 miles/gallon
Therefore, Mrs. Walter's car gets 14 miles per gallon, while Mr. Walter's car gets 15 miles per gallon.
Since Mr. Walter's car has a higher mileage per gallon, it is getting better mileage per gallon compared to Mrs. Walter's car.