Wally owns a car that travels 340 miles on 12.9 gallons of gas. How many miles per gallon does it​ achieve?

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Answer 1

To find the miles per gallon (mpg) that Wally's car achieves, you can use the formula:

\[ \text{Miles per gallon} = \frac{\text{Total miles traveled}}{\text{Total gallons of gas used}} \]

In this case, Wally's car travels 340 miles on 12.9 gallons of gas:

\[ \text{Miles per gallon} = \frac{340 \text{ miles}}{12.9 \text{ gallons}} \approx 26.4 \text{ mpg} \]

Therefore, Wally's car achieves approximately 26.4 miles per gallon.