Question

two friends, chase and hakeem, had just bought their first cars. chase can drive 278 miles using 10 gallons of gas, while hakeem can drive 389.7 miles using 9 gallons of gas. use the dropdown menu and answer - blank below to form a true statement. answer attempt 1 out of 2 chase can travel blank miles dropdown: more/less than hakeem on one gallon of gas. submit answer

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate Chase's miles per gallon

To find the miles per gallon for Chase, we divide the total miles he can drive by the number of gallons of gas. So, Chase's miles per gallon is $\frac{278}{10} = 27.8$ miles per gallon.

Step2: Calculate Hakeem's miles per gallon

For Hakeem, we do the same: divide the total miles by the number of gallons. So, Hakeem's miles per gallon is $\frac{389.7}{9} = 43.3$ miles per gallon.

Step3: Find the difference and determine more or less

Now, we find the difference between Hakeem's and Chase's miles per gallon: $43.3 - 27.8 = 15.5$. Since $27.8 < 43.3$, Chase can travel less miles than Hakeem on one gallon of gas, and the difference is $15.5$.

Answer:

15.5, less