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) miles per gallon

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To find the unit rate of miles per gallon, we need to divide the total number of miles driven by the total number of gallons consumed.

Total miles driven = 288 miles
Total gallons consumed = 16 gallons

Unit rate of miles per gallon = Total miles driven / Total gallons consumed = 288 miles / 16 gallons

Simplifying the expression, we get:

Unit rate of miles per gallon = 18 miles/gallon

Therefore, the unit rate of miles per gallon is 18 miles per gallon.