which car can travel farther on 1 gallon of gas if blue car travels 18 2/5 miles using 0.8 gallons of gas and red car travels 17

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2/5 miles using 0.7 gallons of gas

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Black_prince [1.1K] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-22T18:29:37+03:00

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Divide the miles by the gallons used for each car to find the miles per gallon, then compare them:

Blue car: 18 2/5 miles / 0.8 gallons = 23 miles per gallon.

Red car: 17 2/5 miles / 0.7 gallons = 24.86 miles per gallon.

The red car can travel farther on 1 gallon of gas.