John's SUV gets 18 miles per gallon (mpg). This is half as many mpg as his wife's hybrid car. How many miles per gallon does the hybrid car get?

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Answer:

The hybrid car gets 36 miles per gallon (mpg).

Step-by-step explanation:

It is given that John's SUV gets 18 miles per gallon (mpg). This is half as many mpg as his wife's hybrid car.

Let the hybrid car gets x miles per gallon (mpg).

Since the John's SUV miles per gallon (mpg) is half as many mpg as his wife's hybrid car.

[tex]18=\frac{x}{2}[/tex]

Multiply both sides by 2.

[tex]18\times 2=\frac{x}{2}\times 2[/tex]

[tex]36=x[/tex]

Therefore the hybrid car gets 36 miles per gallon (mpg).