SOLUTION: Stephen is traveling for the weekend. His parents sain they would give him $2.50 for each gallon of gas he uses. Since gas costs more than $2.50 a gallon, Stephen needs to put in a

SOLUTION: Stephen is traveling for the weekend. His parents sain they would give him $2.50 for each gallon of gas he uses. Since gas costs more than $2.50 a gallon, Stephen needs to put in a

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Question 313216: Stephen is traveling for the weekend. His parents sain they would give him $2.50 for each gallon of gas he uses. Since gas costs more than $2.50 a gallon, Stephen needs to put in an extra $30.75 for his trip. If he spent altogether $120.50 on gas, how many gallons of gas did he buy?
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
120.50-30.75=89.75
89.75/2.50=35.9 gal
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