SOLUTION: The number of miles per gallon of gasoline that a vehicle averages varies inversely as the average speed the car travels. A vehicle gets 13 miles per gallon at 52 mph. How many mil

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Question 436545: The number of miles per gallon of gasoline that a vehicle averages varies inversely as the average speed the car travels. A vehicle gets 13 miles per gallon at 52 mph. How many miles per gallon will it get at 54 mph?
A) 0.08 miles per gallon
B) 12.5 miles per gallon
C) 0.07 miles per gallon
D) 13.5 miles per gallon
E) none of the above

Answer by rwm(914)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It has to be close to 13
It should be less than 13
12.5 is the only one that fits

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