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If your car gets 31 MPG (miles/gal) and gasoline costs $3.88 per gallon, how far can you travel on $48.81 worth of gasoline?

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Answer:

389.98 mules

Step-by-step explanation:

Step One

The first step is to figure out how many gallons 48.81 buys.

Formula

gallons = cost / cost / gallon

cost = 48.81

cost / gallon = 3.88

Solution

gallons = 48.81/3.88

gallons = 12.58

Step Two

How many miles will 12.58 gallons deliver?

Formula

miles = gallons * miles / gallon

gallons =12.58

miles / gallon = 31

Solution

miles = 12.58 * 31

miles = 389.98

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