Question

Mrs. Walters drove 360 miles on 25 gallons of gas. Mr. Walters drove 480 miles on 32 gallons of gas. Find the mileage per gallon for each car. Which car is getting the better mileage per gallon?

Answer 1

the key to this problem is mileage per gallon. In this case "per" means divide. So divide miles/gallon and see which number is greater (or the better) of the two