Tom used 12 gallons of gas to drive 240 miles in 4 hours. Assume he was driving at a steady rate. How fast was he driving, in miles per hour?
What was his gas mileage, in miles per gallon?

Question

Tom used 12 gallons of gas to drive 240 miles in 4 hours. Assume he was driving at a steady rate. How fast was he driving, in miles per hour?
What was his gas mileage, in miles per gallon?

swissgirl · Answer

Speed is how fast he was driving which is mile/hr
In this case he drove 240 miles per 4 hours
Speed =240 miles/4 hours = 60 miles/ hour

swissgirl · Answer

Gas mileage is miles per gallon
Gas mileage = 240 miles /12 gallons = 20 miles / gallon