Question

elliot drove 202.8 miles and used 6.5 gallons of gasoline.How many miles did he travel per gallon of gasoline?

Answer 1

Elliot drove 31.2 miles per gallon of gasoline 

Answer 2

Answer:  The required number of miles traveled per gallon of gasoline is 31.2 miles.

Step-by-step explanation:  Given that Elliot drove 202.8 miles and used 6.5 gallons of gasoline.

We are to find the number of miles that he traveled in one gallon of gasoline.

We will be using the UNITARY method o solve the given problem.

We have

Number of miles traveled in 6.5 gallon of gasoline = 202.8 miles.

Therefore, the number of miles that traveled in 1 gallon of gasoline is given by

$\dfrac{202.8}{6.5}=31.2~\textup{miles}.$

Thus, the required number of miles traveled per gallon of gasoline is 31.2 miles.