Lucy bought a new car that has a 18 gallon gas tank. If she can drive 270 miles on a full tank of gas, what is the unit rate of miles per gallon he gets?

Question

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A. 18 miles per gallon
B. 252 miles per gallon
C. 15 miles per gallon
D. 288 miles per gallon

Answer 1

To find the unit rate of miles per gallon, we divide the number of miles by the number of gallons.

270 miles / 18 gallons = 15 miles per gallon

Therefore, the correct answer is C. 15 miles per gallon.