Question

Car x traveled 144 miles and consumed 9 gallons of gas Car Y traveled 144 miles and consumed 4 gallons of gas what is the difference between the miles per gallon mpg of the two cars

Answer 1

Answer:

mpg of carX will be 16

and carY will be 36

Answer 2

ANSWER:

Given:

• Distance covered by Car X = 144miles
• Amount of gas used by Car X = 9gallons
• Distance covered by Car Y = 144miles
• Amount of gas used by Car Y = 4gallons

To Find:

• Difference between miles per gallon of the two cars

Solution:

We are given that,

⇒ Distance covered by Car X = 144miles

⇒ Amount of gas used by Car X = 9gallons

So,

⇒ Miles per gallons of Car X = 144/9 = 16mpg --------(1)

And,

We are also given that,

⇒ Distance covered by Car Y = 144miles

⇒ Amount of gas used by Car Y = 4gallons

So,

⇒ Miles per gallons of Car Y = 144/4 = 36mpg --------(2)

Now,

We need to find that,

⇒ Difference of mpg of both cars

From (1) & (2),

⇒ Difference of mpg of both cars = 36mpg - 16mpg

⇒ Difference of mpg of both cars = 20mpg

The difference between miles per gallons(mpg) of the two cars is 20.