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5 December, 08:50

A person's car uses 5 gal of gasoline to travel 132 mi. He has 3 gal of gasoline in the car, and he wants to know how much more gasoline he will need to drive 300 mi. If we assume that the car continues to use gasoline at the same rate, how many more gallons will he need

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  1. 5 December, 09:28
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    The answer would be 26.4 miles
  2. 5 December, 11:12
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    132/5 = 26.4 miles per gallon

    he has 3 gallons already ... 3 (26.4) = 79.2 ... those 3 gallons will take him 79.2 miles.

    300 - 79.2 = 220.8 ... thats how many miles he has left to go

    220.8 / 26.4 = 8.36 ... so he needs 8.36 gallons of gas <==
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