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Car A travels 702 miles on 12 gallons of gasoline. Car B travels 873 miles on 15 gallons of gasoline. Hugo wants to buy a car with lower fuel consumption. Find out the distance each car could travel per gallon of gasoline. Then, tell which of the two cars (A or B) Hugo should buy.

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Answer: Hugo should buy car A

Explanation:

Car A

Take 702 divided by 12 = 58.5 miles per gallon of gas

Car B

Take 873 divided by 15 = 58.2 miles per gallon of gas.

So Hugo should buy car A

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