Valerie buys a new car. She can drive 288 miles on a full tank of gas. If her car holds 16 gallons of gasoline, what is the unit rate of miles per gallon?(1 point)

Answer 1

To find the unit rate of miles per gallon, you can use the formula:

\[ \text{Unit Rate} = \frac{\text{Total Miles}}{\text{Total Gallons}} \]

Given that Valerie can drive 288 miles on a full tank of gas that holds 16 gallons, we can substitute these values into the formula:

\[ \text{Unit Rate} = \frac{288 \text{ miles}}{16 \text{ gallons}} = 18 \text{ miles per gallon} \]

So, the unit rate is 18 miles per gallon.