Question

if Penelope's car has an average fuel consumption of 3 miles per gallon and she uses 9.5 gallons how far did she drive ​

Answer 1

Answer:

approximately 3.16 repeated

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Given parameters:

Average fuel consumption of Penelope's car = 3miles per gallon

Amount of fuel used = 9.5 gallons

Unknown:

Distance of her drive = ?

Solution:

  Since her rate of fuel consumption per miles is known, we can simply solve for the distance she covers.

  Distance covered = Rate of fuel consumption per miles x amount of fuel used

Distance covered  = 3  x 9.5  = 28.5miles

The distance covered by Penelope's car is 28.5miles