Problema Solution
Sandy was able to drive her car 243.4 miles using 2 gallons of gas. Paul was able to drive his car 528 miles using 25 gallons of gas. Is this situation represented by a ratio or rate? Whose car gets better gas mileage?
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divide each to find the rate
243.4/2 = 121.7 miles per gallon
528/25 = 21.12 miles per galon
sandy's can has better mileage