Vanita began her trip to washington, d. c. on a full tank of gas. her odometer read 54,250. when she arrived in washington, her odometer read 54,538. she filled her car’s gas tank and it took exactly 9 gallons. how many miles per gallon did she get?

she got 32 miles per gallon.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that the initial reading of the odometer is:54,250

after Vanita reached Washington D.C. the reading of odometer is:54,538

she took 9 gallons of gas to reach Washington D.C.

hence, total miles she covered is:54538-54250=288 miles

9 gallons =288 miles

1 gallons will cover =288/9

so, per gallons she got=288/9

                                      =32miles.

Hence, she got 32 miles per gallon.