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the gas tank is 40% full. knowing that gasoline is $2.45 per gallon, find the cost to fill the tank (1 gal = 231 in.)3

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\begin{gathered} \text{Price of full filled gallon is}\Rightarrow\text{ \$2.45} \\ \text{The tank is 40\% is full and 60\% is the empty} \\ \text{The cost to fill the tank is,} \\ \Rightarrow60\text{ \%}*2.45 \\ \Rightarrow(60)/(100)*2.45 \\ \Rightarrow\text{ \$1.47} \end{gathered}

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