document.write( "Question 659605: The odometer reading on your car is 23,134.8 miles at the start of a trip. When you get your destination,the odometer reads 23,589.1 & you fill your car with 15.4 gallons of gas. What gas mileage did your car get? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #410826 by ReadingBoosters(3246)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! To find the distance traveled, \n" ); document.write( "23,589.1 (ending miles) - 23,134.8 (starting miles) = 454.3 miles\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In a 454.3 mile trip, the car was filled with 15.4 gallons of gas, so miles per gallon would be determined as: \n" ); document.write( "454.3 m / 15.4 g = 29.5 m/g (miles per gallon) \n" ); document.write( " |