Fuel Efficiency Wally owns a Dodge Caliber that travels 360

Fuel Efficiency Wally owns a Dodge Caliber that travels 360 miles on 13.2 gallons of gas. How many miles per gallon does it achieve? (Round your answer to the nearest tenth.)

Solution

Wally owns a Dodge Caliber that travel 360 miles on 13.2 gallons of gas

13.2 gallons of gas are needed for 360 miles

so 1 gallon of gas are needed for(360/ 13.2) miles

= 27.2727 miles

round to the nearest tenth 27.3 miles/gallon

it achieves 27.3 miles/ gallon