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Joe brought g gasoline for 2.75 per gallon and c cans of oil for 3.35 per can.

A. what expression can be used to determine the total amount Joe spent on gasoline and oil

B. if he bought 5.8 gallons of gasoline and 6 cans of oil how much did he spend in all? ​

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Answer:

Explanation:

Let T represent the total amount spent.

The word and implies addition so the equation would be T= 2.75g+3.35c .

Now plug in the g and c values given in part b

So T= 2.75(5.8)+3.35(6)

Next simplify the expression

This is what T or the total Spent equals

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