SOLUTION: A sub-compact car has a 10 gallon fuel tank and has a range of 320 miles for city driving and 410 miles range on highway. If the sub compact car averages a speed of 40 miles pe

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Question 981611: A sub-compact car has a 10 gallon fuel tank and has a range of 320 miles for city driving and 410 miles range on highway.
If the sub compact car averages a speed of 40 miles per hour in the city, after how many hours of city driving will its fuel tank be empty?
The sub compact car has a city driving range of ___ miles on a full tank of gas.

Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
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If the sub compact car averages a speed of 40 miles per hour in the city, after how many hours of city driving will its fuel tank be empty?
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(320 miles)/(40 miles/hr)=8 hours
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The sub compact car has a city driving range of ___ miles on a full tank of gas.
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Quote from given question: "A sub-compact car has a 10 gallon fuel tank and has a range of 320 miles for city driving". The size of the fuel tank does not matter: city driving range is given as 320 miles.(The range is the distance a car can be driven on a full tank of gas.)