SOLUTION: A truck's odometer reads 35 , 790.2 miles at the beginning of a trip and 36 , 118.8 miles at the end. If the trip takes 14.1 gallons of gas, what is the gas mileage

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Question 1134982: A truck's odometer reads
35
,
790.2
miles at the beginning of a trip and
36
,
118.8
miles at the end. If the trip takes
14.1
gallons of gas, what is the gas mileage in miles per gallon? (Round to the nearest tenth)
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miles per gallon = (miles) divided by (gallons)

miles = difference between the given beginning and ending odometer readings; gallons is given