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Lisa paid $44.35 for 15.9 gallons of gasoline. What was the cost per gallon, rounded to the nearest hundredth?

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$44.35 for 15.9 gallons of gasoline

$X for 1 gallon of gasoline


\begin{gathered} (44.35)/(15.9)=(x)/(1) \\ (44.35)/(15.9)=x \\ 2.79=x \end{gathered}

the cost per 1 gallon is $2.79

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