SOLUTION: While on a trip, an airplane used 8.9 gal. of gas per hour while averaging 120 mph. What was the gas consumption in miles per gallon?

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Question 662117: While on a trip, an airplane used 8.9 gal. of gas per hour while averaging 120 mph. What was the gas consumption in miles per gallon?
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While on a trip, an airplane used 8.9 gal. of gas per hour while averaging 120 mph. What was the gas consumption in miles per gallon?
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120 mi/hr*hr/8.9 gal
=120/8.9 mi/gal
≈13.48 mi/gal