Estimate the number of gallons of gasoline consumed by the total of all automobile drivers in the United States, per year.
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Given: - Distance traveled by each car per year = 9000 miles - Gasoline consumption rate = 19 MPG Gasoline required for each car per year = 9000 miles / 19 MPG = 473.68 gallons Show more…
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