SOLUTION: You need to buy some chicken for dinner tonight. You found an ad showing that the store across town has it on sale for $3.29 a pound, which is cheaper than your usual neighborhood

Question 1200699: You need to buy some chicken for dinner tonight. You found an ad showing that the store across town has it on sale for $3.29 a pound, which is cheaper than your usual neighborhood store, which sells it for $3.49 a pound. Is it worth the extra drive?
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How much chicken will you be buying? 7 pounds
How much far are the two stores? My neighborhood store is 2.4 miles away, and takes about 8 minutes. The store across town is 8.7 miles away, and takes about 24 minutes.
How kind of mileage does your car get? It averages about 18 miles per gallon in the city.
How many gallons does your car hold? About 17 gallons
How much is gas? About $3.72/gallon right now.

The cheaper option saves you $ _____
(Please solve! I have tried this question multiple times and even followed steps of similar questions but it's still incorrect. I'm lost).
Answer by ikleyn(52802) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Below is the link to a TWIN problem that was solved at this forum several years ago

https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/word/travel/Travel_Word_Problems.faq.question.1147117.html

It is your TEMPLATE. Read it attentively.

Having this template in front of you, solve this current problem in the same way.

Keep in mind that the major goal of this assignment is to kill your time for nothing.

If you agree, then boldly go forward.

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