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Alyssa is getting gas for her car. Her car’s 15-gallon tank has 1/5 a tank of gas left. If gas costs $2.699 per gallon, how much will she pay for gas, rounded to the nearest cent?

Answer 1

$32.39

Explanation:

She has a 15-gallon tank and it has 1/5 a tank of gas left (so about 3/15)

Because she needs to refill it and already has 1/5, she'll only need to pay for 4/5 a tank of gas (12/15).

So the equation should be 12 times $2.699.

12 × 2.699 = 32.388

Then, round to the nearest cent.

32.388 = $32.39

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