Question

A motorcyclist travels 425 miles while using 5.2 gallons of gasoline. Find the

gasoline consumption in miles per gallon to one decimal place.

Answer 1

81.7 mpg

Explanation:

"miles per gallon" means the number of miles is divided by the number of gallons.

(425 mi)/(5.2 gal) = (425/5.2) mi/gal ≈ 81.7 mpg