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Suppose that the distance a car travels varies directly with the amount of gasoline it uses. A certain car uses 21 gallons of gasoline to travel 399 miles. How many miles can the car travel if it has 28 gallons of gasoline

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Answer:

6 gallons of gasoline

Explanation:

1 gallon = 24 miles

you need to get 144 miles

144 divided by 24 = 6

there fore you need 6 gallons

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