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A salesman paid $14.87 to fill his car with 44.3 liters of gasoline. Find the price per liter of gasoline to the nearest thousandth of a dollar.

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per 1 liter
price/1liter=14.87/44.3
divide
price/1liter=0.3356659etc/1liter
round (thousandth is 3 numbers after decimal)
price/1liter=0.336/liter


price=$0.336 per liter

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