Mr. Anderson drove 522 miles on 15.35 gallons of gas. Mr. Gladden drove 548 miles on 15.22 gallons of gas. Which car is getting the better mileage per gallon? (6.RP.3.d)(1 point)
Responses
Mr. Anderson's car
Mr. Anderson's car
Mr. Gladden's car
Mr. Gladden's car
Both cars are getting the same mileage per gallon.
To find out which car is getting better mileage per gallon, we need to divide the number of miles driven by the number of gallons used for each car:
For Mr. Anderson's car: 522 miles ÷ 15.35 gallons = 34.01 miles per gallon
For Mr. Gladden's car: 548 miles ÷ 15.22 gallons = 35.99 miles per gallon
Therefore, Mr. Gladden's car is getting better mileage per gallon. So the correct answer is: Mr. Gladden's car.
To determine which car is getting better mileage per gallon, we need to calculate the mileage per gallon for each car.
For Mr. Anderson's car:
Mileage per gallon = Total number of miles / Total number of gallons
Mileage per gallon = 522 miles / 15.35 gallons = 34.02 miles per gallon (rounded to two decimal places)
For Mr. Gladden's car:
Mileage per gallon = Total number of miles / Total number of gallons
Mileage per gallon = 548 miles / 15.22 gallons = 35.98 miles per gallon (rounded to two decimal places)
Comparing the mileage per gallon of both cars, we can see that:
Mr. Anderson's car gets 34.02 miles per gallon.
Mr. Gladden's car gets 35.98 miles per gallon.
Since Mr. Gladden's car has a higher mileage per gallon, Mr. Gladden's car is getting better mileage than Mr. Anderson's car. Therefore, the answer is:
Mr. Gladden's car.
To determine which car is getting better mileage per gallon, we need to calculate the mileage per gallon for each car.
First, let's calculate the mileage per gallon for Mr. Anderson's car. We divide the number of miles he drove (522 miles) by the number of gallons of gas he used (15.35 gallons):
Mileage per gallon for Mr. Anderson's car = 522 miles / 15.35 gallons
Next, let's calculate the mileage per gallon for Mr. Gladden's car. We divide the number of miles he drove (548 miles) by the number of gallons of gas he used (15.22 gallons):
Mileage per gallon for Mr. Gladden's car = 548 miles / 15.22 gallons
Now, we can compare the mileage per gallon for both cars. If Mr. Anderson's car has a higher value, then it gets better mileage per gallon. If Mr. Gladden's car has a higher value, then it gets better mileage per gallon. If both values are the same, then both cars get the same mileage per gallon.
So, by performing the calculations, we find:
Mileage per gallon for Mr. Anderson's car = 34.02 miles/gallon (approximately)
Mileage per gallon for Mr. Gladden's car = 35.95 miles/gallon (approximately)
Therefore, Mr. Gladden's car gets better mileage per gallon than Mr. Anderson's car.