Question

On a recent trip, the Baxter family drove 143 miles and used 4 2/3 gallons of gas. How many miles per gallon of gas did they travel?

Answer 1

Answer:

≈30.64

Step-by-step explanation:

$\frac{distance}{gallon} = \frac{143}{4\frac{2}{3} }$

You can calculate

$4\frac{2}{3} =\frac{12 + 2}{3}=\frac{14}{3}$  

(remember, to solve these kinds of fractions, you multiply the wholes by the denominator and add to the numerator)

Substituting, it's:

$\frac{143}{\frac{14}{3} } = 143 * \frac{3}{14}$

which is 429/14 ≈ 30.64