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the driving distance from chicago to san francisco is 2,142 miles. the hathaway family left chicago on monday morning, december 6. they averaged 50 miles an hour and drove 6 hours each day. the hathaway's car used 119 gallons of gasoline on the trip. how many miles per gallon did the car get?

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Miles driven in 119 gallons = 2142 miles
Miles driven in 1 gallon = (2142/119) * 1
= 18 miles

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