<PRE><B>Question 201662</B>
A small airplane used 4 3/8 gallons of fuel to fly an 1 1/4 hour trip. How many gallons were used for each hour?
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[4 3/8 gallons]/[1 1/4 hr]
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= [35/8]/[5/4] = gallons/hour
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= 152/40 gallons/hour
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= 3.8 gallons per hour
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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