SOLUTION: A small airplane used 4 3/8 gallons of fuel to fly an 1 1/4 hour trip. How many gallons were used for each hour?

Question 201662: A small airplane used 4 3/8 gallons of fuel to fly an 1 1/4 hour trip. How many gallons were used for each hour?
Found 2 solutions by RAY100, stanbon:
Answer by RAY100(1637) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
4.75 gal / 1.25 hr = 3.5 gal /hr

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A small airplane used 4 3/8 gallons of fuel to fly an 1 1/4 hour trip. How many gallons were used for each hour?
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[4 3/8 gallons]/[1 1/4 hr]
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= [35/8]/[5/4] = gallons/hour
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= 152/40 gallons/hour
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= 3.8 gallons per hour
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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