The unit rate will be "23.5 miles/gallon". In the below segment, a further solution to the given question is provided.
Given values in the question are:
Total distance,
= 188 miles
Total gas used,
= 8
Now,
⇒ The rate of gas consumption will be:
=
By putting the given values in the above formula, we get
=
=
Thus the above is the appropriate solution.
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