Question

A family traveled about 185 miles each day

on a 5-day trip. Their van averaged 17 miles
per gallon during the trip. Which of these
numbers is closest to the total number of
gallons of gasoline used?

Answer 1

There are no answer choices but rounded to the nearest whole gallon roughly 54 gallons of gas would be the closest number.

Explanation:

You multiply 185*5=925

you then divide this by 17 since you get 17 miles per gallon.

Your decimal answer is 54.4 gallons.