Jamar and his family frequently drive from their home in Riverside, California, to Jamar’s grandparents’ house in Tucson,
Arizona. Because much of the drive is across the desert, Jamar’s
parents are usually able to drive at a constant rate for the entire
trip. Some data about a typical one-way trip are shown below.
Data for a Typical One-Way Trip
• The car’s gas tank holds 11 gallons of gas.
•
It takes 1
4 tank of gas to make 1
6 of the trip.
• The car uses 2
5 gallon of gas to travel 111
5 miles.
• The car travels 51
2 miles in 6 minutes.
1. Write a unit rate that describes the number of tanks of gas
required per trip.
2. Write a unit rate that describes how far the car travels per
a gallon of gas.
3. Explain how you can determine the total distance of the
one-way trip.
4. At what rate, in miles per hour, do Jamar’s parents drive?
5. Write a unit rate that describes how long the one-way trip takes in
hours and minutes per trip