A car has a 16-gallon fuel tank. When driven on a highway,

Last updated: 7/18/2022

A car has a 16-gallon fuel tank. When driven on a highway, it has a gas mileage of 30 miles per gallon. The gas mileage (also called "fuel efficiency") tells us the number of miles the car can travel for a particular amount of fuel (one gallon of gasoline, in this case). After filling the gas tank, the driver got on a highway and drove for a while. a. How many miles has the car traveled if it has the following amounts of gas left in the tank? i. 15 gallons ii. 10 gallons iii. 2.5 gallons