Question 943960
<s>This is a uniform rates problem.
R for price in dollars per gallon,</s>
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...this feels more comfortable as a unit conversion problem, instead.


4.40 dollars per gallon, 35 miles per gallon, 491 miles.
Start with 491 miles, and determine the cost for "how much pay".


{{{491*miles*(1/35)(gallon/miles)*(4.40)(dollars/gallon)}}}