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A car has 15 gallons of gas in its tank. The car travels 35 miles per gallon of gas. It uses 135 of a gallon of gas to go 1 mile. How much gas does it use to go 100 miles?

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2.86 gallons is the answer
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2.86 gallons

Explanation:

If 1/35 gallon of gas = 1 mile

To travel 100 miles,

1/35 * 100

= 0.0286 * 100

= 2.86 gallons

Therefore, the car needs 2.86 gallons of gas to travel 100 miles

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