SOLUTION: After filling a gas tank the odometer read 57,491.9.after the next filling it read 57,838.4 It took 17.5 gal to fill the tank.how many miles per gallon did the driver get?

SOLUTION: After filling a gas tank the odometer read 57,491.9.after the next filling it read 57,838.4 It took 17.5 gal to fill the tank.how many miles per gallon did the driver get?

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Question 993042: After filling a gas tank the odometer read 57,491.9.after the next filling it read 57,838.4
It took 17.5 gal to fill the tank.how many miles per gallon did the driver get?
Answer by Cromlix(4381) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hi there,
57,838.4 - 57,491.9 = 346.5 miles
346.5/17.5 = 19.8 miles per gallon.
Hope this helps :-)
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