SOLUTION: Please help me with this word problem. Thank you very much! Maria drives her car for 75 miles and uses 2.5 gallons of gas. How many miles could she drive on one gallon of gas?

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Maria drives her car for 75 miles and uses 2.5 gallons of gas. How many miles could she drive on one gallon of gas?
Answer by nerdybill(7384)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Maria drives her car for 75 miles and uses 2.5 gallons of gas. How many miles could she drive on one gallon of gas?
that is
75 miles per 2.5 gallons
or
75/2.5
doing the division we have:
30 (miles per gallon)
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