document.write( "Question 92800: My car gets 27 miles to the gallon. If gasoline costs $3.23 per gallon, how far can I drive on $45.00 worth of gas?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I divided 3.23 by 45 getting 13.93. Then Multiplied 1.93 by 27 getting 378 miles as my final answer? Is this correct and did I solve it properly?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #67531 by bucky(2189)\"\" \"About 
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Pretty close. I have a couple of comments:
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\n" ); document.write( "You said, \"I divided 3.23 by 45 getting 13.93.\" You meant to say, \"I divided 45 by 3.23 to
\n" ); document.write( "get 13.93.\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Next you said, \"Then Multiplied 1.93 by 27 getting 378 miles.\" You meant to say, \"Then I multiplied
\n" ); document.write( "13.93 by 27 getting 376.11 miles.\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Your basic method was correct. When you divide $45 by $3.23 you are getting the number of
\n" ); document.write( "gallons of gasoline that you can by with $45 if you are paying $3.23 per gallon. Then, since
\n" ); document.write( "your car averages 27 miles per gallon, if you multiply the 13.93 gallons by 27 miles per
\n" ); document.write( "gallon, you find that the car will travel 376.11 miles, not 378 miles. Probably just a
\n" ); document.write( "simple math error or a round-off error some place.
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\n" ); document.write( "Good job of figuring out how to do the problem. Hope this helps you a little.\r
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