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Terrell wants to drive his car at a speed of 50 miles per hour for 2.75 hours. His car has a fuel efficiency of 25 miles per gallon. How many gallons of fuel does Terrell need for his journey?

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5.5

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User Joe Sasson
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Hi Elmer20104!
So 50mph for 2.75 hours with 25mpg. OK so we do 50mph*2.75 hours is 137.5 miles. We would take 137.5 miles/25mpg is 5.5 gallons of gas. So Terrell will need 5.5 gallons to go through with his journey.
Hope this helps!
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