Question

1. life skills a driver refueling her car fills the tank with 15.6 gal. if the odometer currently reads 63589.2, and it read 63186.7 when the tank was last filled, what was her fuel economy, in miles per gallon, between refuel - ings? (round to one decimal place.)

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate miles driven

Subtract the previous odometer reading from the current one.
$63589.2 - 63186.7=402.5$ miles

Step2: Calculate fuel economy

Divide miles driven by gallons of fuel used.
$\frac{402.5}{15.6}\approx25.8$ miles per gallon

Answer:

$25.8$