Todd had 6 gallons of gasoline in his motorbike. After driving 150​ miles, he had 3 gallons left. Compute the​ slope, or rate of change in the amount of gasoline.

Question

Todd had 6 gallons of gasoline in his motorbike. After driving 150​ miles, he had 3 gallons left. Compute the​ slope, or rate of change in the amount of gasoline.

The rate of change is __ miles per gallon.

Answer 1

150 miles on 3 gallons is 50 mpg

6-3 = 3 gallons 150miles/3gal = 50mpg