Question

Mr. Anderson drove 522 miles on 15.35 gallons of gas. Mr. Gladden drove 548 miles on 15.22 gallons of gas. Which car is getting the better mileage per gallon? (6.RP.3.d)(1 point)
Responses

Mr. Anderson's car
Mr. Anderson's car

Mr. Gladden's car
Mr. Gladden's car

Both cars are getting the same mileage per gallon.

Answer 1

To find out which car is getting better mileage per gallon, we need to divide the number of miles driven by the number of gallons used for each car:

For Mr. Anderson's car: 522 miles ÷ 15.35 gallons = 34.01 miles per gallon
For Mr. Gladden's car: 548 miles ÷ 15.22 gallons = 35.99 miles per gallon

Therefore, Mr. Gladden's car is getting better mileage per gallon. So the correct answer is: Mr. Gladden's car.