SOLUTION: Hugo can drive 400 mi on a tank of gas. The tank holds 16 gallons and gas costs $1.29 a gallon. If Albany is 350 miles away, what would be the last step in finding how much Hugo wo

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Question 1014872: Hugo can drive 400 mi on a tank of gas. The tank holds 16 gallons and gas costs $1.29 a gallon. If Albany is 350 miles away, what would be the last step in finding how much Hugo would pay for gas to go to Albany and back?
A)2x350=700
B)700/25=28
C)28x1.29=36.13
D)400/16=25
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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The first step is A, which is the total distance.
Next, the mpg is 400/16=25
The third step is dividing 700/25 to get the number of gallons
The last step is multiplying 28, the result in the third step, by the cost of gas, $1.29
The answer is C.