A passenger car will go 495 miles on 16.5 gallons of gasoline in city driving. What is the rate in miles per gallon?
What is 495 ÷ 16.5 ?
To find the rate in miles per gallon, divide the total number of miles driven by the total number of gallons of gasoline used.
Rate = Total miles / Total gallons
In this case, the total miles driven is 495 miles and the total gallons used is 16.5 gallons.
Rate = 495 miles / 16.5 gallons
Simplifying the expression:
Rate = 30 miles per gallon
To find the rate in miles per gallon, you need to divide the total distance traveled (495 miles) by the amount of gasoline used (16.5 gallons).
The formula to calculate rate is:
Rate = Distance / Amount
In this case:
Rate = 495 miles / 16.5 gallons
To solve this, you can divide 495 by 16.5:
Rate = 30 miles/gallon
So, the rate in miles per gallon for the passenger car in city driving is 30 miles/gallon.