Peggy filled her van's gas tank and noted that the odometer read 24 comma 583.9. After the next fill-up, it read 24 comma 923.4. It took 17.5 gal to fill the tank. How many miles per gallon did the van get?

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Emmett Norris

19 June, 04:40

Peggy filled her van's gas tank and noted that the odometer read 24 comma 583.9. After the next fill-up, it read 24 comma 923.4. It took 17.5 gal to fill the tank. How many miles per gallon did the van get?

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Ronnie Day · Answer 1

19.4 miles per gallon

Step-by-step explanation:

In this question, we are asked to calculate the distance traveled per gallon of fuel filled into a tank. Hence, this looks like a rate question.

Firstly, we need to know the distance covered during the duration in which the fuel was in the engine. To do this, we subtract the final odometer reading from the initial odometer reading. This is mathematically equal to: 24,923.4 - 24,583.9 = 339.5 miles.

This means she travelled a total distance of 339.5 miles on the 17.5 gallon fuel.

Hence, the miles per gallon gotten by the van is numerically equal to 339.5/17.5 = 19.4 miles / gallon