Question

Darnell's car used 8 gallons of gasoline to travel 340 miles. After a mechanic worked on the car, it used 7 gallons of gasoline to travel 350 miles. How many more miles per gallon did Darnell's car travel after the mechanic worked on it?

Answer 1

7.5 miles per gallon

Explanation:

Given that:

8 gallons of gasoline traveled 340 miles

After being worked on by the mechanic :

7 gallons travels 350 miles

How many more miles per gallon did Darnell's car travel after the mechanic worked on it?

Obtain the unit mile traveled per gallon before and after the mechanic worked on the car :

Miles per gallon before being worked on by mechanic :

340 miles / 8 gallons = 42.5 miles per gallon

Miles per gallon after being worked on by mechanic :

350 miles / 7 gallons = 50 miles per gallon

(50 - 42.5) = 7.5 miles per gallon

Hence, vehicle moved 7.5 more miles per gallon after bwing worked on by mechanic.