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A car travels at the rate of 60 miles per hour and averages 30 miles per gallon of gasoline. Which of the following is the best

approximation of the number of gallons of gasoline that will be used in 8 hours of traveling at 60 miles per hour?
0.06 gallons
16 gallons
3.75 gallons
7.5 gallons
480 gallons

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16 gallons, 30 miles per gallon time 2 gets 60 miles or 2 gallons per hour, times the 8 hours
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