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Amy drove her car to 152 miles. The car used 10.07 gallons of gasoline on the drive. Estimate the cars gasoline mileage in miles per gallon.

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Miles PER gallon means the ratio of miles DIVIDED BY gallons. "Per" means "divide."

Amy's mileage is 152 mi / 10.07 gal = 15.1 mi/gal (rounded to nearest tenth, for example).
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