Question

a passenger car will go 585 miles on 19.5 gallons of gasoline in city driving. what is the rate in miles per gallon? simplify your answer and show work. how do i i put this into an equation too?

Answer 1

miles per gallon = miles/gallon

Answer 2

but what do i do to solve it? what do you mean by miles/gallon? what do i do altogether?

Answer 3

steps i mean?

Answer 4

Miles divided by gallons. In this case, 585/19.5, which yields 30.

Answer 5

okay now i get it