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A car traveled at an average speed of 80 miles per

hour for 3 hours and consumed fuel at a rate of 34
miles per gallon. Approximately how many gallons
of fuel did the car use for the entire 3-hour trip?

User Bkane
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80 * 3 = 240

The car traveled 240 miles.

240/34 = 7.0588...

The car used approximately 7 gallons of fuel for the 3-hour trip.

User Santosh Tiwary
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