A car uses 5 gallons to travel 150 miles. What is miles per gallon?

A car uses 5 gallons to travel 150 miles. What is miles per gallon?

• A. 30 mpg
• B. 25 mpg
• C. 32 mpg
• D. 35 mpg

Answer: (A)

Miles per gallon shows how far you can travel for each gallon of fuel. It’s found by dividing the distance you travel by the amount of fuel you use. Here, 150 miles driven on 5 gallons means 150 ÷ 5 = 30 miles per gallon. That means the car gets 30 mpg, which is consistent because 5 gallons at 30 mpg would cover 150 miles (5 × 30 = 150). If you test the other numbers, they’d correspond to different amounts of fuel: 150 miles at 25 mpg would require 6 gallons, at about 32 mpg you'd use around 4.69 gallons, and at 35 mpg you'd use about 4.29 gallons.

Miles per gallon shows how far you can travel for each gallon of fuel. It’s found by dividing the distance you travel by the amount of fuel you use. Here, 150 miles driven on 5 gallons means 150 ÷ 5 = 30 miles per gallon. That means the car gets 30 mpg, which is consistent because 5 gallons at 30 mpg would cover 150 miles (5 × 30 = 150). If you test the other numbers, they’d correspond to different amounts of fuel: 150 miles at 25 mpg would require 6 gallons, at about 32 mpg you'd use around 4.69 gallons, and at 35 mpg you'd use about 4.29 gallons.