SOLUTION: Assume the marked speed limit is 65 miles per hour on a highway in which you are traveling 232 miles A.If you go the speed limit the entire time, how long will it take you? B

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Question 990428: Assume the marked speed limit is 65 miles per hour on a highway in which you are traveling 232 miles
A.If you go the speed limit the entire time, how long will it take you?
B.Further, assume you started the trip with a full tank of gas and drove the entire 232 miles. When you filled the tank it took 11.6 gallons. What gas mileage did your vehicle make on the trip?
C.If the price of gas is $2.16 per gallon, what did the trip cost you in gas?

Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
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A. (232 miles)/(65mph)=3.57 hours
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B. (232 miles)/(11.6 gallons)=20 mile/gallon
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C. (11.6 gallons)($2.16/gallon)=$25.06