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If a car's average gas mileage is 34 miles per gallon of gasoline and it travels 153 miles, how many gallons of gasoline has it used? Do not round your answer. The car has used ___gallons of gasoline.

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User Xudifsd
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Answer:

4.5 gallons

Explanation:

The car travelled 153 miles and gets 34 miles per gallon. So for every 34 miles it uses one gallon. 153 miles รท 34 miles per gallon = 4.5 gallons.

User Jan Lehnardt
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Answer: 4.5 gallons

Explanation:

Gallons of gas = # of miles / miles per gallon. Therefore:

153 miles/34 miles per gallon = 4.5 gallons

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