A car uses 1 2/5 gallons of gasoline to travel 50 3/4 miles. How far can the car travel, in miles, on 1 gallon of gasoline?

 

A car uses 1 2/5 gallons of gasoline to travel 50 3/4 miles. How far can the car travel, in miles, on 1 gallon of gasoline?     

 

     1 ²/₅ = 1.40  and 50 ³/₄ = 50.75 . . . . because decimals are easier to divide than fractions     

 

     50.75 miles / 1.40 gallons  =  36.25 miles per gallon     

 

                                       that is,  36.25 miles on one gallon     

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