Lucy bought a new car that has a 18 gallon gas tank. If she can drive 270 miles on a full tank of gas, what is the unit rate of miles per gallon he gets?
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A. 18 miles per gallon
B. 252 miles per gallon
C. 15 miles per gallon
D. 288 miles per gallon
To find the unit rate of miles per gallon, we divide the number of miles by the number of gallons.
270 miles / 18 gallons = 15 miles per gallon
Therefore, the correct answer is C. 15 miles per gallon.