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over the weekend, Brady and Jake drove to Key West go scuba diving. Now they're preparing to go home.Brady needs gas for his jeep, which gets 21 miles per gallon for gas mileage. When he stops at a gas station, he already has 5 gallons of gas in his tank. He buys more gas for $1.40 per gallons.If Brady spends $19.50 on gas, what is the total distance the boys can travel? Round, to the nearest tenth

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Answer:

397.5 miles

Explanation:

$19.50 / ($1.40/gal) = 13.93 gal

13.93 gal + 5 gal = 18.93 gal

18.93 gal × 21 mpg = 397.5 miles

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