Mark’s car gets 32 miles per gallon. He is planning a road trip from miami to atlanta. he plans to drive 200 miles the first day and 480 the next day. How many more gallons will he use the second day compared to the first day?
8.75 gallons
To calculate the number of gallons used on each day, we need to divide the total miles driven by the car's miles per gallon (MPG) rate.
For the first day:
Gallons used = Miles driven / MPG
Gallons used = 200 miles / 32 MPG
Gallons used = 6.25 gallons
For the second day:
Gallons used = 480 miles / 32 MPG
Gallons used = 15 gallons
To find out how many more gallons Mark will use on the second day compared to the first day, we subtract the gallons used on the first day from the gallons used on the second day:
15 gallons - 6.25 gallons = 8.75 more gallons
Therefore, Mark will use approximately 8.75 more gallons on the second day compared to the first day.
To find out how many more gallons Mark will use on the second day compared to the first day, we need to calculate the number of gallons used on each day separately.
First, let's calculate how many gallons Mark will use on the first day of his road trip from Miami to Atlanta.
We know that Mark's car gets 32 miles per gallon. Since he plans to drive 200 miles on the first day, we can divide 200 miles by 32 miles per gallon to find out how many gallons he will use:
200 miles / 32 miles per gallon = 6.25 gallons
So, Mark will use approximately 6.25 gallons on the first day.
Next, let's calculate how many gallons Mark will use on the second day. He plans to drive 480 miles on the second day, and his car still gets 32 miles per gallon. Thus, we can divide 480 miles by 32 miles per gallon to find out how many gallons he will use on the second day:
480 miles / 32 miles per gallon = 15 gallons
Therefore, Mark will use approximately 15 gallons on the second day.
To find out how many more gallons he will use on the second day compared to the first day, subtract the amount of gallons used on the first day from the amount of gallons used on the second day:
15 gallons (second day) - 6.25 gallons (first day) = 8.75 gallons
Therefore, Mark will use approximately 8.75 more gallons on the second day compared to the first day.