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A car has 15 gallons of gas in its tank. The car travels 35 miles per gallon of gas. It uses $\frac{1}{35}$ of a gallon of gas to go 1 mile.a. How far can the car travel with 15b. How much gas does the car use to go gallons? Show your reasoning.100 miles? Show your reasoning.
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So, to find out how far the car can travel with 15 gallons, we multiply the number of gallons by the distance per gallon. This gives us: \[15 \text{ gallons} \times 35 \text{ miles/gallon} = 525 \text{ miles}\] Show more…
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