SOLUTION: A truck's odometer reads 35 , 790.2 miles at the beginning of a trip and 36 , 118.8 miles at the end. If the trip takes 14.1 gallons of gas, what is the gas mileage

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Question 1134982: A truck's odometer reads
35
,
790.2
miles at the beginning of a trip and
36
,
118.8
miles at the end. If the trip takes
14.1
gallons of gas, what is the gas mileage in miles per gallon? (Round to the nearest tenth)

Answer by greenestamps(13200)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


miles per gallon = (miles) divided by (gallons)

miles = difference between the given beginning and ending odometer readings; gallons is given

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