SOLUTION: 1.You are going on a trip. It will take 3 hours to get there in a car going 60 mph. Your gas tank hold 20 gallons of gas and your vehicle gets 24 miles per gallon- how many gallons

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Question 959662: 1.You are going on a trip. It will take 3 hours to get there in a car going 60 mph. Your gas tank hold 20 gallons of gas and your vehicle gets 24 miles per gallon- how many gallons of gas will you need to get to your destination?

2.On that same trip, you filled up your gas tank at 3.59 per gallon- how much will it cost for gas to get to your destination?

Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) About Me  (Show Source):
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How many miles?
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How much fuel?

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7.5 gallons. There is enough space in the fuel tank without any problem.