A car traveled at a constant speed for 4 hours and covered 144.6 miles. It used 12 gallons of gas to travel this distance. How far did the car go in 1 hour? How far did the car travel on 1 gallon of gas?

3 answers

144.6/4 = miles per hour

144.6/12 = miles per gallon
Needs a modern fuel efficient car, or a newer text book :)
mmmh,
if it took him 4 hrs to 144.6 miles
then in 1 hr he went 144.6/4 or ...... miles

if 12 gallons took him 144.6 miles
then 1 gallon took him 144.6/12 or .... miles