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One of the cars you find is blue. It can travel 45 and one half miles
on 1 and one fourth gallons
of gasoline. Another car is red. It can travel 22 and two fifths miles
on four fifths gallon
of gasoline. What is the unit rate for miles per gallon for each​ car? Which car could travel the greater distance on 1 gallon of​ gasoline?

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The unit rate for blue car is 36.4 miles per gallon and for red car is 28 miles per gallon. The blue car can travel the greater distance in i gallon of gasoline

Step-by-step explanation:

Blue Car:

[tex]Distance = 45\frac{1}{2}\ miles=\frac{91}{2}\\Fuel = 1\frac{1}{4} =\frac{5}{4}\\Unit\ rate = \frac{distance}{fuel}\\=\frac{\frac{91}{2}}{\frac{5}{4}}\\= \frac{91}{2} * \frac{4}{5}\\=36.4\ miles\ per\ gallon[/tex]

Red Car:

[tex]Distance = 22\frac{2}{5} = \frac{112}{5}\\Fuel = \frac{4}{5}\\Unit\ rate = \frac{Distance}{Fuel}\\=\frac{\frac{112}{5}}{\frac{4}{5}}\\=\frac{112}{5} * \frac{5}{4}\\=28\ miles\ per\ gallon[/tex]

Hence,

The unit rate for blue car is 36.4 miles per gallon and for red car is 28 miles per gallon. The blue car can travel the greater distance in i gallon of gasoline

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