SOLUTION: A car travels at 55.0 miles per hour and gets 12.0 kilometers per liter of gasoline. How many gallons of gasoline are needed for a 4.00 hour trip?

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Question 311909: A car travels at 55.0 miles per hour and gets 12.0 kilometers per liter of gasoline. How many gallons of gasoline are needed for a 4.00 hour trip?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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the car travels 55* 4 = 220 miles
12*0.625 / 0.264
=28.23 miles /gallon
220/28.23= 7.8 gallons