Question

Eric wrote down his mileage when he filled the gas tank. he wrote it down again when he filled up again, along with the amount of gas it took to fill the tank. if the two odometer readings were 48,592 and 48,892 and the amount of gas was 8.5 gallons, what are his miles per gallon?

Answer 1

The answer is 35.29 miles per gallon. You can get this answer by taking the two odometer readings and subtracting the lowest reading from the higher one.

48,892-45,592 = 300

Divide the difference by 8.5 (the amount of gas in gallons), and you will get 35.29