Math Mysteries
from Joan Finger
Zooter's Math Zingers
More Mileage
For Middle School Students
The facts
Brian, Emma, Rob, Joe and Kim each went on trips with their families. They kept track of how far they went and the amount of gas they used.
- Brian’s family drove 430.1 miles on 25.3 gallons of gas compared to Rob’s family who used 18 gallons of gas to go 493.2 miles.
- Kim’s family travelled for 435 miles but consumed 3 gallons less than Rob’s family.
- Her friend Emma’s family drove 27 miles further than Kim’s family on 16.5 gallons.
- Joe knows his family’s car gets 20 miles to a gallon. He figured that out because they had driven 320 miles on 16 gallons.
Find the miles per gallon for each family’s car and list them in order from the best gas mileage to the least.
Hint
Make a chart and do the calculations. You can finish the chart below
| Name | Number of Gallons | Miles Driven | Miles Per Gallon (MPG) |
| Brian | |||
| Rob | |||
| Emma | |||
| Kim | |||
| Joe |
Answer
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