The car owned by Marisa gets an average of 16 miles per gall

The car owned by Marisa gets an average of 16 miles per gallon of gas on the highway. If she recently took a trip of 1,344 miles, how many gallons of gas did she use?

A. 34 gallons

B. 57 gallons

C. 78 gallons

D. 84 gallons

Solution

D. In this problem, you need to calculate the number of 16-mpg units there are in 1,344. Do this by dividing 1,344 by 16.

1,344 ÷ 16 = 84 gallons