Question

Car A travels 702 miles on 12 gallons of gasoline. Car B travels 873 miles on 15 gallons of gasoline. Hugo wants to buy a car with lower fuel consumption. Find out the distance each car could travel per gallon of gasoline. Then, tell which of the two cars (A or B) Hugo should buy.

Answer 1

Answer: Hugo should buy car A

Explanation:

Car A

Take 702 divided by 12 = 58.5 miles per gallon of gas

Car B

Take 873 divided by 15 = 58.2 miles per gallon of gas.

So Hugo should buy car A