Maria needed 5 gallons of gas to fill her car's gas tank. The mileage odometer read 34,300 miles. When the odometer read 34,528 Maria filled the tank with 12 gallons. At the end of the trip, she filled the tank with 17 gallons, and the odometer read 34,868 miles. How many miles per gallon did she get for the entire trip?

Question

Maria needed 5 gallons of gas to fill her​ car's gas tank. The mileage odometer read 34,300   miles. When the odometer read 34,528 Maria filled the tank with 12 gallons. At the end of the​ trip, she filled the tank with 17 gallons, and the odometer read 34,868 miles. How many miles per gallon did she get for the entire​ trip?

PsyDAG · Answer

(34,868-34,300)/(12+17) = ?

Ryan · Answer

Long - 19.5862068966 Short - 19.58 or 19.5

Writeacher · Answer

Oooo! Ryan didn't learn how to round up correctly, did he?