Question

ned kept the record shown to keep track of the gas he bought for his car. complete the chart as indicated.

fill - up date | odometer at start | odometer at end | miles traveled | gallons purchased | miles per gallon
7/9 | 24075.5 | 24347.7 | 272.2 | 13.3 | 20.5
7/11 | 24347.7 | 24644.0 | 296.3 | 13.5 |
(round your answers to the nearest tenth.)

Explanation:

Step1: Recall the formula for miles per gallon

Miles per gallon is calculated by dividing the miles traveled by the gallons purchased. The formula is \( \text{Miles Per Gallon} = \frac{\text{Miles Traveled}}{\text{Gallons Purchased}} \).

Step2: Substitute the given values

For the 7/11 fill - up, Miles Traveled is 296.3 and Gallons Purchased is 13.5. So we calculate \( \frac{296.3}{13.5} \).

Step3: Perform the division

\( \frac{296.3}{13.5}\approx21.9 \) (rounded to the nearest tenth).

Answer:

21.9