document.write( "Question 517064: Gas mileage. The following graph shows data for a 2008 Chevy Malibu driven on city streets. At what rate was the vehicle consuming gas?
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document.write( "(2-8)Amount of gas consumed in gallons
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Algebra.Com's Answer #344642 by JBarnum(2146) You can put this solution on YOUR website! same question as before same answer shown: \n" ); document.write( "2g/90m = 5g/225m \n" ); document.write( "divide by 2 and divide by 5 \n" ); document.write( "2/2=1 90/2=45 5/5=1 225/5=45 \n" ); document.write( "1g/45m = 1g/45m\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so for every gallon used the car will travel 45 miles \n" ); document.write( "so 45mpg \n" ); document.write( " |