Sam's car traveled 120 miles on 9 gallons of gasoline. How do you express the ratio of miles to gallons as a fraction in lowest terms?

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sankarankalyanam
Aug 4, 2018

color(crimson)(=>. 40/3 " miles / gallon"⇒.403 miles / gallon

Explanation:

120 " miles on " 9 " gallons"120 miles on 9 gallons

=> 120 / 9 " miles / gallon"⇒1209 miles / gallon

=> (cancel3 * 40) / (3 * cancel3) " miles / gallon"

color(crimson)(=>. 40/3 " miles / gallon"

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