Respuesta :
The answer should be 4.5 because they used AT LEAST 32 miles per gallon. So, 144/32=4.5 and since it's AT LEAST 32, 4.5 is the max amount used.
For this case, the first thing we must do is define variables.
We have then:
n: number of gallons
d: distance traveled
r: distance rate per gallons
The equation that relates the variables is given by:
[tex] n = \frac{d}{r}
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Substituting values we have:
[tex] n = \frac{144}{32}
n = 4.5 gallons
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Answer:
The number of gallons of gas they used is:
[tex] n = 4.5 gallons [/tex]