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Question 959660: You are going on a trip. It will take 3 hours to get there in a car going 60 mph. Your gas tank hold 20 gallons of gas and your vehicle gets 24 miles per gallon- how many gallons of gas will you need to get to your destination?
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You are going on a trip. It will take 3 hours to get there in a car going 60 mph. Your gas tank hold 20 gallons of gas and your vehicle gets 24 miles per gallon- how many gallons of gas will you need to get to your destination?
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Distance to destination: 3(60), or 180 miles
At 24 miles-per gallon, , or gallons would be needed.
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