Chen is keeping track of mileage to find out how many miles per gallon he gets in his truck. If he puts in 12 gallons of gas and has driven 212.4 miles since his last fill-up, how many miles per gallon does his truck get, to the nearest tenth?

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15 December, 03:26

Chen is keeping track of mileage to find out how many miles per gallon he gets in his truck. If he puts in 12 gallons of gas and has driven 212.4 miles since his last fill-up, how many miles per gallon does his truck get, to the nearest tenth?

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Veronica Freeman · Answer 1

Answer: 17.7 miles per gallon

Step-by-step explanation:

Hi, to answer this question we have to divide the number of miles (212.4) by the number of gallons used (12).

Mathematically speaking:

212.4 / 12 = 17.7 miles per gallon

17.7 is already rounded to the nearest tenth.

His truck gets 17.7 miles per gallon

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Anya Bernard · Answer 2

Answer: 17.7

Step-by-step explanation:

212.4:12 = 17.7