SOLUTION: When driving to the beach, you drive 240 miles on 9 gallons of gas. When you arrive at the beach you fill up your gas tank. While there you drive 130 miles and use 5.8 gallons of

Question 810643: When driving to the beach, you drive 240 miles on 9 gallons of gas. When you arrive at the beach you fill up your gas tank. While there you drive 130 miles and use 5.8 gallons of gas. Round answers to 2 decimal places.
What was your gas mileage driving to the beach?
What was your gas mileage during your stay at the beach?
Did you get better gas mileage driving to the beach or during your stay?

Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
240/9=t
130/5.8=b
b=22.4138, t=13.333

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