document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=896415>Question 896415</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If my car holds 15-18 gallons of gas and my destination is 808 miles away which takes 36.73 gallons of gas to get to and I leave with a full tank of gas how many times will I have to fill it up? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #543486 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=543486\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The distance of 808 miles really doesn't factor in because you know it takes 36.73 gallons to get there (it factored in before, but it doesn't matter now).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "At worst, your car holds 15 gallons. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "36.73/15 = 2.44866 which rounds up to 3. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Because you already start off with a full tank of 15 gallons, you really only need to fill up 3-1 = 2 times.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "At best, your car holds 18 gallons. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "36.73/18 = 2.04055 which rounds up to 3. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Same idea as above: you need to fill up your tank 2 times.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note: by \"fill up\" I mean fill up *completely*. </SPAN>\n" );
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