SOLUTION: one student drove 400 miles in his car on 14.5 gallons his brother drove 160 miles in his truck on 6.25 gallons of gasoline A.find the unit rate of the car B.find the unit rate

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Question 979526: one student drove 400 miles in his car on 14.5 gallons his brother drove 160 miles in his truck on 6.25 gallons of gasoline
A.find the unit rate of the car
B.find the unit rate of the truck
C.which vehicle gets better gas mileage
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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car:
Unit rate = +400%2F14.5+=+27.586+ mi/gallon
truck:
Unit rate = +160%2F6.25+=+25.6+ mi/gallon
The car gets +27.586+-+25.6+=+1.986+
more miles/gallon than the truck