SOLUTION: After filling a gas tank the odometer read 39,007.2. After the next filling it read 39,469.2. It took 16.5 to fill the tank. How many miles per gallon did the driver get?
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Question 442882: After filling a gas tank the odometer read 39,007.2. After the next filling it read 39,469.2. It took 16.5 to fill the tank. How many miles per gallon did the driver get?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Get the # of miles by subtracting, then divide it by the # of gallons.
--> miles/gallon
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