Sam drove 220 miles on 8 gallons of gas. find the unit rate.

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asked Nov 11, 2021 2.5k views

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Souf Ee · Answer 1 · 2021-11-12T05:28:57+0000

Answer: I got 27.5

Explanation:

This is a fraction equal to

220 miles ÷ 8 hours

We want a unit rate where

1 is in the denominator,

so we divide top and bottom by 8

220 miles ÷ 8

8 hours ÷ 8

=

27.5 miles

1 hour

=

27.5 miles

hour

= 27.5 miles per hour