Practice Exercise 1Ellen recently purchased a new hybrid car and wants to check hergas mileage. At an odometer setting of 651.1 mi, she fills the tank.At 1314.4 mi, she requires 16.1 gal to refill the tank. Assumingthat the tank is filled to the same level both times, how is the gasmileage best expressed?(a) 40 mi/gal (b) 41 mi/gal (c) 41.2 mi/gal (d) 41.20 mi/gal

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Practice Exercise 1
Ellen recently purchased a new hybrid car and wants to check her
gas mileage. At an odometer setting of 651.1 mi, she fills the tank.
At 1314.4 mi, she requires 16.1 gal to refill the tank. Assuming
that the tank is filled to the same level both times, how is the gas
mileage best expressed?
(a) 40 mi/gal (b) 41 mi/gal (c) 41.2 mi/gal (d) 41.20 mi/gal

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