Battery box new car she can drive 288 Mi on a full tank of gas if her car holds 16 gallons of gasoline what is the unit rate of miles per gallon

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To find the unit rate of miles per gallon (mpg), you can divide the total miles driven by the total gallons of gasoline the car holds.

In this case:

  • Total miles = 288 miles
  • Total gallons = 16 gallons

Now, divide the total miles by the total gallons:

\[ \text{Unit rate (miles per gallon)} = \frac{\text{Total miles}}{\text{Total gallons}} = \frac{288 \text{ miles}}{16 \text{ gallons}} = 18 \text{ miles per gallon} \]

So, the unit rate is 18 miles per gallon.