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If gas costs $3.15 per gallon, how many whole gallons of gas could you buy with $27.00?

(Make sure to answer with a whole number.) just explain it

User Nils Breunese
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Answer: 8 whole gallons.

Step-by-step explanation: If you have only $27.00 and you need to buy gas, but each gallon is $3.15, then you just need to divide your total amount ($27.00) by your cost per gallon ($3.15), and you will get about 8.6 gallons, however this question asks for how many WHOLE gallons you can get, so all you need to do is round down to fit your budget, leaving money for only 8 whole gallons.

WORK: ($27.00) / ($3.15) = 8.6 gallons

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8 Whole gallons because the if you divide 27 by 3.15 you get 8.6
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