We'll calculate the miles per gallon using the following formula and the data on the table:
[tex]\text{mpg}=\frac{miles\text{ traveled}}{\text{gallons used}}[/tex]From the first set of data:
[tex]\text{mpg}_1=\frac{144}{4}=36[/tex]From the second:
[tex]\text{mpg}_2=\text{ }\frac{216}{6}=36[/tex]From the third
[tex]\text{mpg}_3=\frac{324}{9}=36[/tex]and from the fourth
[tex]\text{mpg}_4=\frac{432}{12}=36[/tex]Since all the data on the table showed us that the car gets 36 miles per gallon, we can conclude that it indeed gets 36 miles per gallon.
