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At the beginning of the week Fayez writes drown the mileage of his limousine - 2529 At the end of the week the mileage is 2834, Fayez knows he used 75.2 litres of petrol during the week. The handbook states that the limo uses 1 gallon of petrol for every 20 miles. Fayez wants to know if his limousine used 1 gallon of petrol for every 20 miles this week 1 gallon = 4.54 litres Did his limo use 1 gallon of petrol for every 20 miles that week? Explain answer in full Please help!!

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2834 - 2529 = 305 miles traveled
75.2 / 4.64 = 16.4 gallons used
305 / 16.4 = 18.5 miles per gallon
The limo did not use 1 gallon every 20 miles.
The limo used 1 gallon every 18.5 miles
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