Question

Vanita began her trip to Washington, D.C. on a full tank of gas. Her odometer read 54,250. When she arrived in Washington, her odometer read 54,538. She filled her car’s gas tank and it took exactly 9 gallons. How many miles per gallon did she get?

Answer 1

total distance covered= 54538-54250= 288 miles
it took exactly 9 gallons,so
in 9 gallons she get 288 miles
in 1 gallon she get 288/9 miles