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Shonda's car gets an average of 27 miles per gallon. Gas costs $2.25 per gallon and she drives 892 miles to get from Baltimore, MD, to Orlando, FL. What are the conversion factors she could use to calculate the cost of gas to get from Baltimore to Orlando? How much will she spend on gas?

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Answer:

74.25

Step-by-step explanation:

27 miles = 1 gallon

1 mile = 1/27 mile

Distance to cover = 892 miles

We will multiply this number with gallons of gas used for 1 mile.

892 miles = 1/27 * 892

892 miles = 33.04 gallons of gas

Rounding off to nearest whole number;

892 miles = 33 gallons

Cost of one gallon of gas = $2.25

Cost of 33 gallons = 2.25*33 = $74.25

She will spend $74.25 on gas.

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